Cruise AV drives over woman just after she was hit by another car
An autonomous vehicle (AV) operated by Cruise ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco on Monday night just after she’d been hit by another car, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.…
Cruise says it’s nearing approval for mass production of futuristic robotaxi
Cruise Robotaxi company Cruise is “just days away” from getting regulatory approval that would pave the way for mass production of its purpose-built driverless vehicle, CEO Kyle Vogt said on…
Robotaxi firm Cruise ordered to halve fleet following incidents
Autonomous-car company Cruise has been told by regulators to halve its robotaxi fleet in San Francisco following a crash with a fire truck on Thursday in which the driverless car’s…
An autonomous car in San Francisco got stuck in wet concrete
A self-driving car operated by General Motors-backed Cruise got stuck on Tuesday when it drove into a patch of wet concrete. The incident happened in San Francisco and occurred just…
Autonomous cars confused by San Francisco’s fog
Driving in thick fog is a big enough challenge for humans, but it turns out self-driving cars find it pretty tricky, too. Overwhelmed by dense fog in San Francisco early…
Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of
An issue with self-driving cars has come t0 light that apparently no one previously considered: dozing passengers. Officials in San Francisco, where Alphabet’s Waymo company and GM-backed Cruise are currently…
Ford and VW close down Argo AI autonomous-car unit
Autonomous-car specialist Argo AI is closing down after Ford and Volkswagen, Argo’s main backers, ended support for the Pittsburgh-based company.
Cruise’s robot taxis head to Arizona and Texas
General Motors-owned Cruise is taking its autonomous cars to Texas and Arizona before the end of this year to test a robot taxi service.
Ex-Apple employee pleads guilty to nabbing Apple Car secrets
A former Apple employee on Monday pled guilty to the theft of trade secrets from the tech firm, which could result in prison time of up to 10 years.
A weird thing just happened with a fleet of autonomous cars
A fleet of autonomous cars suddenly gathered together on a street in San Francisco earlier this week, blocking it for several hours.