Waymo’s autonomous taxis now make multiple stops, judgement-free
In the Phoenix metro area, you don’t need to worry about an annoyed Uber or taxi driver. The self-driving taxis from Google-spinoff Waymo will patiently wait while you run out…
Uber riders might be able to hail self-driving Toyota minivans with help of Aurora
At the end of last year, it looked like Uber’s self-driving cars were done for good when autonomous vehicle tech startup Aurora took over its robocars unit as part of…
Nuro’s cute robot delivery pod takes important step forward in California
Nuro has received the first-ever permit allowing it to commercially operate self-driving delivery vehicles in California.
Tesla full self-driving manages San Francisco’s famously curvy Lombard Street
[embedded content] Can Tesla get a re-do? In October, Tesla released an early version of its full self-driving mode (known as FSD) for a small, select group of Tesla drivers…
Zoox reveals autonomous ride-sharing boxcar with no steering wheel
Long before Amazon acquired the self-driving startup Zoox in June, the Bay Area-based company was prototyping its own custom-designed and built self-driving taxi from the ground up. On Monday, it…
Aurora acquires Uber’s self-driving cars
Uber is offloading as much as it can as the pandemic continues to decimate demand for ride-hailing. On Monday, self-driving technology company Aurora announced it was acquiring Uber’s Advanced Technologies…
Tesla’s Full Self Driving mode is about to get more expensive, again
Tesla’s autonomous driving package, known as Full Self Driving or FSD, is about to get pricier. Early Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the price for the next-level Autopilot…
Elon Musk says ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode on Tesla is finally here, sort of
For the lucky few selected to experience “Full Self-Driving” (or FSD) on their Tesla vehicle, Tuesday night is the night. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday afternoon that the autonomous…
Names like Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ are dangerously misleading, study shows
Does it really matter if Tesla’s advanced driving system is called “Autopilot” but it doesn’t actually take over driving? A new American Automobile Association (AAA) study released late Wednesday found…
Ford parks itself as autonomous valet comes to the U.S.
The days of searching for a spot and struggling to fit your car in it could be numbered, because Ford is now showing what it’s like to leave the parking…