You're Totally Going to Bone in Self-Driving Cars, Scientists Predict
If humans are dependable for anything, it’s discovering new ways to get horny over new tech. And according to a new report, self-driving will really get people riled up.
Uber Is Planning to Resume Its Self-Driving Car Program in Pennsylvania
Uber is planning to put its self-driving car technology back on the streets in Pennsylvania after it suspended the program earlier this year. The ride-sharing company ceased operations of the program in several cities following a fatal crash in which one of its cars was involved in Tempe, Arizona in March.
Self-Driving Cars Can't Choose Who to Kill Yet, But People Already Have Lots of Opinions
That people would generally prefer to minimize casualties in a hypothetical autonomous car crash has been found to be true in past research, but what happens when people are presented with more complex scenarios? And what happens when autonomous vehicles must choose between two scenarios in which at least one…
Oklahoma to Host Fleet of Udelv Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
While Uber spent the summer making drastic cuts to its self-driving vehicle operations—firing 100 drivers in Pittsburgh, then winding down its autonomous trucking division—upstarts have been happy to pick up the slack. Case in point: Udelv, which announced today a fleet of 10 self-driving delivery vans deploying in…
The Future of Self-Driving Cars Is... Getting Rides to Walmart
If you already rely on ridesharing services to run errands or grab groceries, a self-driving car that shuttles you to pick up your pre-bagged tailgate party snacks may sound like a no-brainer. And that’s essentially what Waymo is up to: In Phoenix, Arizona, Waymo is expanding its self-driving car program by targeting…
Uber Driver in Fatal Tempe Crash May Have Been Watching The Voice Behind the Wheel
The crash of an Uber self-driving car that killed an Arizona woman in March was “entirely avoidable,” according to police reports released by the Tempe Police Department. Cellphone data obtained by police suggests that the Uber operator was also streaming an episode of reality show The Voice at the time of the fatal…
Self-Driving Cars Can Now Pick Up Passengers in California—But Only for Free Rides
California has announced a new pilot program that will allow self-driving cars to start moving normal customers around, a first for the state. Among the California Public Utilities Commission’s many stipulations, transportation companies providing autonomous rides must offer the service at no charge to passengers. A…
Uber Plans IPO in 2019, Wants to Be 'Amazon for Transportation'
Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced Wednesday that the ridesharing company that has been clouded in controversy for the last few years is finally ready to go public, and intends to do so in the second half of 2019.
Tesla Car in Autopilot Mode Slams Into Parked Police Vehicle in California
A Tesla sedan running in its autopilot mode crashed into a parked police car in Laguna Beach, California on Tuesday, per the Associated Press, resulting in “minor injuries” to the driver. The officer in charge of the cruiser at the time of the crash was not inside the vehicle and thus avoided being injured.
Uber Says It's Bringing Self-Driving Cars Back to Pittsburgh, Mayor Does a Spit Take
Following an announcement Wednesday that Uber will lay off about 300 employees and close up shop on its self-driving car testing operations in Arizona, the company revealed it would revive the program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Uber apparently did not bother to run that idea by the mayor of the city, as he was…
Trust in Self-Driving Cars Has Plummeted in the Last 6 Months
Americans are generally pretty optimistic when it comes to new technologies. But there’s one futuristic tech that Americans are getting more and more afraid of with each passing year: Driverless vehicles. A whopping 73 percent of Americans don’t trust autonomous vehicles, up from 63 percent in late 2017.
Uber Plans to Put Self-Driving Cars Back on the Road 'Within the Next Few Months' After Fatal Crash
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that the company plans to put self-driving cars back on the road “within the next few months.” The transportation company suspended tests in March after one of its vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona. The incident is believed to be the first human death from an autonomous…
Report: Uber's Self-Driving Car Sensors Ignored Cyclist In Fatal Accident
In March, a woman crossing the street on a bicycle in Tempe, Arizona was struck by an Uber that was testing its autonomous driving mode. The victim later died from her injuries. Since then, Uber has been studying what went wrong and it has reportedly concluded that the hardware was working properly, but the software’s…
California Welcomes Zero Unmanned Self-Driving Cars After Only One Company Applies for Permit
Today is the first day that self-driving cars can legally drive on the streets of California without a human safety operator inside them. As the Silicon Valley-based outlet The Mercury News put it, today should be historical.
Emails Show How Uber Wooed Arizona Governor Before Fatal Crash Ruined Their Relationship
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey directed the Arizona Department of Transportation to suspend Uber’s testing of self-driving cars on Monday, in response to an incident last week in which an autonomous car struck and killed a pedestrian. In Ducey’s letter to Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, the governor called dash footage of…
Arizona Suspends Uber’s Self-Driving Tests After Car Killed Pedestrian
Arizona has ordered Uber to cease tests of self-driving cars on state roads, in response to the fatal crash last week in Tempe.
Walmart Considering Smart Carts, Drone Assistants
Walmart filed for a glut of patents, published today, that suggest the US’s biggest retailer could be ramping up incorporation of emerging tech in ways that would dramatically change how consumers shop and order.
Uber Self-Driving Car Struck and Killed Arizona Woman While in Autonomous Mode
Last night a woman was struck by an autonomous Uber vehicle in Tempe, Arizona. She later died of her injuries in the hospital.
Who Won and Who Got Totally Screwed in Waymo v. Uber
Halfway through a contentious trial, Waymo settled its high-profile lawsuit against Uber in a deal that gives Google’s parent company Alphabet $245 million in Uber equity—a slightly larger stake than Google already has—and allows Waymo to keep tabs on Uber’s self-driving car program.
The Toxic Brotherhoods in the Fight for the Future of Autonomous Cars
Travis Kalanick and Anthony Levandowski both believed that they were several moves ahead of everyone else involved in the autonomous vehicle revolution.
