Self-driving cars

Some observers think they are a proxy for Big Tech.

After a traffic block and accident in San Francisco, California suspended operations of Cruise robotaxis. Now, parent company GM is scaling back.

Among other issues, how does a driverless car deal with drunk passengers?

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is piloting autonomous transit with vehicles in a project that could take students to and from the historically Black university to downtown Greensboro by the fall.

Lyft announced last week it was selling its self-driving car unit to Toyota, and Uber sold its self-driving business in December.

To make customers comfortable with mobile robots, companies are designing in approachability and familiarity.

It's part of a larger strategy to exit unprofitable markets.

It might sound terrifying, but autonomous semis are an easier engineering challenge than cars.

Figuring out self-driving cars is one of the biggest technology challenges for companies. Sharing data could benefit the whole industry.

The future of the auto industry is uncertain as ride-sharing, self-driving vehicles and other technologies evolve.