driverless cars

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

1:47am December 11, 2024

The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.

A Waymo car is seen on the streets of San Francisco on Aug. 25, 2023.

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Waymo's robotaxi service set to expand into Los Angeles

7:46pm March 14, 2024

by Dara Kerr

Waymo, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is rolling out driverless cars to passengers in L.A. San Francisco and Phoenix already have them.

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A rural mail carrier in 1905 trying out new transportation technology.

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?

10:00am September 25, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

A Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2019. California regulators on Thursday gave Cruise's robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco.

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Driverless taxis are coming to the streets of San Francisco

12:35pm June 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Regulators gave the Cruise service approval to charge passengers for driverless rides, a first for the state. Initially, the service will be available at night in less congested parts of the city.

Transportation

NCDOT Funding Driverless Car Research At Three NC Universities

7:09am December 19, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

Researchers at three North Carolina universities are getting a financial boost to study driverless cars.

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Morning News Briefs: Thursday, December 19th, 2019

6:25am December 19, 2019

by Associated Press and WFDD Staff

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A mail carrier for the United States Postal Service makes deliveries at a Florida apartment complex in June 2018. The USPS has partnered with TuSimple to launch a multi-state driverless semi-truck test program on Tuesday. It doesn't involve home deliverie

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U.S. Postal Service Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks

6:54pm May 21, 2019

The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semi-trucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.

The German headquarters of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in Duesseldorf, Germany. The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Huawei's 5G technology.

World News

Despite U.S. Pressure, Germany Refuses To Exclude Huawei's 5G Technology

7:31am March 20, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Chinese firm Huawei's 5G technology. But the threats haven't swayed Germany, which says it can set its own security standards.

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Attendees preview the BMW Vision iNEXT autonomous electric car at a special unveil event ahead of the LA Auto Show on Nov. 27, 2018.

The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes

12:31pm December 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Autonomous vehicles could be the "most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car," says former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz.

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A photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows investigators examining the self-driving Uber SUV that fatally struck a woman in Tempe, Ariz., this month.

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Uber Reaches Settlement With Family Of Arizona Woman Killed By Driverless Car

10:49am March 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

An attorney representing the daughter and husband of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg says a settlement with the ride-hailing company has been reached, but provided no specifics.