self-driving cars

Tesla is expected to unveil a robotaxi tonight: 5 things to know

5:00am October 10, 2024

On Thursday night, Tesla is holding a splashy event it’s calling “We, Robot.” CEO Elon Musk says fully autonomous vehicles are key to Tesla’s future, and for years he has promised they are coming.

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The Palm Beach County Court lawsuit was filed by Kim Banner, wife of Jeremy Banner, who died in the fatal car crash after engaging the Autopilot function on a Tesla Model 3.

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Judge says evidence shows Tesla and Elon Musk knew about flawed autopilot system

6:00am November 23, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

In the decision, a Palm Beach County judge noted Tesla's glowing marketing strategy and Musk's public statements about the self-driving software. The decision means a trial against Tesla can proceed.

A Tesla owner charges his vehicle in April 2021 at a charging station in Topeka, Kan.. Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driving systems, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday.

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Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators

1:57pm June 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.

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.

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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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New research explores how people think autonomous vehicles should handle moral dilemmas. Here, people walk in front of an autonomous taxi being demonstrated in Frankfurt, Germany, last year.

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Should Self-Driving Cars Have Ethics?

4:36pm October 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

To design a "moral machine," researchers updated a classic thought experiment for the autonomous vehicle age. But do we really want artificial intelligence making decisions on who lives or dies?

An unmanned automobile competes in the i-VISTA (Intelligent Vehicle Integrated Systems Test Area) Autonomous Driving Challenge on August 18 in Chongqing, China.

What Happens When A.I. Takes The Wheel?

12:04pm September 06, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

In his new book Autonomy, Larry Burns, formerly with General Motors, argues that self-driving, electric cars are inevitable. In an interview with NPR, he addresses the now — and the future.

Self-Driving Cars Need Lessons on Human Drivers

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WATCH: Self-Driving Cars Need To Learn How Humans Drive

5:44am August 21, 2018

Self-driving cars may be the future of transportation. But if they are going to share the road with humans, they have to learn how people behave behind the wheel.

Waymo self-driving cars will be used to chauffeur "early riders" to and from their Walmart online grocery pickup location.

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Walmart To Test Self-Driving Cars For Grocery Pickup Service

5:23pm July 25, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

Some customers in the Phoenix metro area will be able to use a driverless shuttle service to pick up groceries at Walmart — if they purchase them online.

The interior of a Tesla Model X 75D semi-autonomous electric vehicle is shown in January 2017. The company's autopilot system has been engaged at the time of a number of accidents, including a crash that killed the driver in California in March, but the c

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No Driver Input Detected In Seconds Before Deadly Tesla Crash, NTSB Finds

8:39pm June 07, 2018

by David Schaper

The driver of a Tesla Model X on autopilot died after it hit a barrier between a highway lane and an exit ramp. The NTSB found he didn't brake or have his hands on the wheel shortly before collision.

A vehicle drives by the spot where an Uber self-driving vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian earlier this year in Tempe, Ariz. The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday on the collision.

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NTSB: Uber Self-Driving Car Had Disabled Emergency Brake System Before Fatal Crash

8:48pm May 24, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report said that sensors saw the victim. But Uber says it's the driver, not its system, that was supposed to intervene to avoid the collision.