Self-driving vehicle company Waymo has issued a recall affecting 3,871 autonomous robotaxis after a software defect caused vehicles to enter active highway construction zones at high speeds.
Waymo has extended service suspensions to four cities after its autonomous vehicles repeatedly encountered difficulties navigating heavy rain and flooded roadways, an issue that led to a software recall earlier this month.
Tesla’s autonomous vehicle division has disclosed that two robotaxi crashes involved remote teleoperators controlling the vehicles from afar, according to newly unredacted safety data submitted to federal regulators.
Approximately 50 autonomous Waymo robotaxis have been circling a residential cul-de-sac in northwest Atlanta for hours at a time, raising safety concerns among local families and disrupting daily life in the quiet neighborhood.
An international backlash is mounting against Elon Musk’s Tesla as car owners allege the company charged thousands of dollars for autonomous driving technology that never materialized.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has successfully dodged a potentially 30-day sales suspension in California after making changes to how it markets its driver-assistance technologies, according to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.
Google’s Waymo has begun paying gig economy workers from DoorDash and other platforms to close robotaxi doors left open by customers. The self-driving vehicles are stuck in place when doors are left open, a common occurrence for the company.
AI chip giant Nvidia has announced a major expansion into autonomous vehicle technology with the launch of its new AI-powered platform for self-driving cars. The company is partnering with Mercedes-Benz to produce a driverless car in competition with Waymo, Tesla, and other tech giants. CEO Jensen Huang says, “Our vision is that someday, every single car, every single truck, will be autonomous.”
An autonomous Waymo taxi took a wrong turn and drive straight into an active fire scene in Los Angeles, California.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi believes that in “20 plus years,” all cars will be autonomous, leading to a decline in private car ownership and a shift in the perception of driving to be a hobby, which he compares to horseback riding.
Waymo Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana expressed her belief that society will accept the occasional fatal crash caused by self-driving vehicles as the price of technological advancement. Mawakana says that because self-driving cars are not “perfection,” it is a matter of “when” not “if” there are fatal crashes involving robotaxis.
A driverless Waymo car was caught on camera illegally passing a school bus in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday. The autonomous vehicles are becoming notorious for erratic driving in cities where they are allowed to operate.
A group of Texas lawmakers have sent a letter to Elon Musk’s Tesla requesting the company postpone its planned launch of a robotaxi service in Austin until a new state law regulating autonomous vehicles comes into effect on September 1.
A Tesla Model 3 in Elon Musk’s “full self-driving” mode drove around a crossing barrier and becoming stuck on train tracks in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, before being struck by an oncoming train.
AI-driven vehicles stand the chance of being hijacked by terrorists and used to deliver mass casualty attacks without the need for a suicide bomber, a U.N. report warns.
Waymo revealed that it is halting service in downtown Los Angeles for its autonomous vehicles after several rioters set fire to or vandalized driverless taxis over the weekend.
Rioters are targeting Waymo autonomous vehicles in Los Angeles, with several driverless taxis set and fire or vandalized on Sunday.
Self-driving semi-truck startup TuSimple has come under scrutiny for sharing sensitive technology with Chinese companies, highlighting the challenges in protecting critical U.S. technology from foreign exploitation.
Aurora has become the first company to successfully operate a commercial driverless trucking service on public roads. The company’s autonomous trucks are driving Texas highways between Dallas and Houston.
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles have become the subject of online ridicule as social media users share videos documenting the cars’ bizarre behavior and frustrating experiences.
A Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) expert experienced some alarming technological problems when his driverless Waymo ride to the airport nearly caused him to miss his flight after it began driving in circles.
Los Angeles authorities arrested a man who allegedly attempted to hijack a Waymo self-driving taxi early Thursday morning, according to local reports.
As Google’s Waymo scales up its self-driving car service in San Francisco, some passengers have reported incidents of harassment and safety concerns while riding in the company’s driverless vehicles.
The UK’s pioneering driverless bus service, launched in Scotland to alleviate traffic congestion, is being discontinued due to insufficient passenger interest.
Driverless cars stationed in a San Francisco parking lot created a traffic jam at 4:00 a.m. and began honking at each other, waking up local residents. Many report the pre-dawn traffic snarl is a regular occurrence for the driverless cars.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has expressed skepticism about the feasibility of Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to turn Tesla vehicles into a fleet of privately owned autonomous taxis.
As Chinese companies test their autonomous vehicles on American roads, concerns are growing about the vast amounts of data these “rolling surveillance devices” are collecting and the potential national security implications.
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors, has cautiously restarted its testing operations in Phoenix, Arizona, following a pedestrian-dragging incident in San Francisco that raised serious safety concerns.
Elon Musk’s ambitious plans to launch a Tesla robotaxi service have hit a roadblock in California, as the state’s key regulatory agencies reveal that the company has yet to submit the necessary permit applications.
New York City has introduced a permitting system for companies seeking to test robotaxis on its streets, with one major catch — the city is mandating the presence of human safety drivers at all times.
Evidence suggests that Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system, Full Self-Driving (FSD), was engaged during a fatal crash that killed Tesla employee Hans von Ohain in Colorado in 2022. If this proves accurate, a Tesla employee could prove to be the very first fatality caused by Elon Musk’s “self-driving” software.
A self-driving taxi operated by Google’s Waymo was attacked and destroyed by an angry mob in San Francisco over the weekend. A furious mob used fireworks to set the vehicle on fire in a furious clash that brought together lawless California and driverless vehicles.
A Waymo self-driving car reportedly struck and injured a cyclist in San Francisco, causing minor injuries and raising concerns over safety as autonomous vehicles continue to undergo real-world testing on public roads.
In California, self-driving cars are navigating city streets free from the risk of receiving traffic tickets due to current legal limitations in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s troubled state.
General Motors’ autonomous vehicle subsidiary, Cruise, has announced the layoff of 24 percent of its workforce as part of a strategic restructuring focused on a single market for its disastrous robotaxis.
A former Tesla employee has come forward, voicing serious concerns about the safety and readiness of Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ system for public road use. According to the whistleblower, “I don’t think the hardware is ready and the software is ready.”
GM is drastically cutting its investments in Cruise, its autonomous vehicle subsidiary, following a series of challenges and operational setbacks that have made the company’s self-driving robotaxis notorious on the streets of San Francisco and in other test markets.
Kyle Vogt, the co-founder and CEO of autonomous vehicle company Cruise, has resigned from his position following a number of major scandals and failures for General Motors’ robotaxi company.
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, is temporarily halting even its manned robotaxi operations in the United States as part of an extensive safety review following a series of concerning incidents.
GM-owned Self-driving car company Cruise has provided new details on how often human “remote assistants” help their autonomous vehicles navigate tricky urban driving situations.