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Autonomous cars
Driverless cars have a hard time in snow, too
by
Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Jan 9, 2018
They're sort of like teenage drivers who grew up in Southern California.
Self-driving carmakers haven't perfected a key piece of tech
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Sep 11, 2017
Good isn't good enough when it comes to the lasers that allow autonomous vehicles to see.
Uber fires star engineer at heart of self-driving legal battle
by
Reema Khrais
May 31, 2017
A top and very expensive engineer at Uber is out. The company has fired the engineer at the center of a high-stakes legal battle with Waymo, the self-driving venture of Alphabet’s Google. Earlier this year, Anthony Levandowski was accused of stealing trade secrets from his former job at Google. After he refused to hand over evidence, […]
Regulators release guidance for driverless technology
by
Annie Baxter
Sep 20, 2016
The DOT hopes to shape the future of driverless technology.
Self-driving trucks could mean fewer jobs for drivers
by
Molly Wood
Aug 19, 2016
1.8 million jobs are on the line.
Here's how Volvo plans to eliminate car fatalities by 2020
Nov 23, 2015
Volvo's North America CEO says autonomous driving is about safety and saving time.
A driver's defense of self-driving cars
by
Molly Wood
Sep 15, 2015
Imagine a world where we subscribe to on-demand rides from autonomous vehicles.