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Waymo robotaxi attacked and set on fire in San Francisco

Investigators are trying to determine what prompted a crowd to attack a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco on Saturday night.
A Cruise autonomous car.

Beleaguered robotaxi startup Cruise lays off quarter of workforce

Interior of Cruise's Origin vehicle.

Cruise woes prompt production halt of fully driverless van

A Cruise autonomous car.

Cruise’s robotaxi service suspended by California regulator

Dubai's autonomous patrol car.

Dubai Police to deploy driverless patrol cars with AI smarts

The upcoming Zeekr vehicle from Geely.

Waymo expands robotaxi service area in San Francisco

A Cruise autonomous car.

Cruise autonomous vehicle drives over woman just after she was hit by another car

Interior of Cruise's Origin vehicle.

Cruise says it’s nearing approval for mass production of futuristic robotaxi

A Cruise autonomous car.

Robotaxi firm Cruise ordered to halve fleet following incidents

A Cruise autonomous car.

An autonomous car in San Francisco got stuck in wet concrete

A Waymo autonomous trick undergoing testing on a highway.

Waymo taps the brakes on its autonomous-trucking project

Volkswagen self-driving ID. Buzz in Austin

Volkswagen is launching its own self-driving car testing program in the U.S.

A Waymo autonomous vehicle.

Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to Uber’s ridesharing app

In a partnership announced on Tuesday, Uber will soon offer ridesharing trips in Waymo's autonomous vehicles using the regular Uber app.
Waymo Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV

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.
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Robotaxis have a passenger problem that no one thought of

San Francisco officials are asking regulators to slow the expansion of robotaxi tests on public roads until the technology is more advanced.
An Argo AI autonomous car on the road.

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.
A passenger getting into a Cruise robotaxi.

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.
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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.
Baidu's next-generation autonomous robotaxi.

Check out Baidu’s futuristic robotaxi

Chinese tech giant Baidu says its next-generation autonomous taxi features the capabilities of a 'skilled driver with 20 years of experience.'
A passenger getting into a Cruise robotaxi.

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.
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Elon Musk eyes 2024 for Tesla robotaxi sans steering wheel, pedals

Tesla is aiming to mass produce a robotaxi by 2024, CEO Elon Musk revealed during an earnings call with investors on Wednesday.
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Officers confused as they pull over an empty self-driving car

In what appears to be the first incident of its kind, cops recently pulled over a self-driving car with no one inside it. A video shows what happened next ...
Two people taking their first ride in an autonomous car.

Watch folks react to their first ride in GM Cruise’s driverless car

Watch San Francisco residents react to their first ride in a Cruise autonomous car that has no one sitting in the driver's seat.
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Aptiv’s machine learning-powered radar sees even what you don’t

Aptiv is using machine leaning technology to help self-driving cars see objects, even if they're out of sight.
The upcoming Zeekr vehicle from Waymo.

Waymo unveils design for a robotaxi without a steering wheel

Waymo has unveiled the design of its first self-driving vehicle without a steering wheel and pedals. The Zeekr minivan will be built by Chinese automaker Geely.
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Waymo’s self-driving cars can’t get enough of one dead-end street

Waymo's autonomous cars keep showing up in a dead-end street in a quiet part of San Francisco, causing residents there to wonder what on earth is going on.
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Watch San Franciscans take a ride in Waymo’s self-driving car

Autonomous-car specialist is expanding its trial ridesharing service to regular folks in San Francisco as part of a new research program.
A Telsa Model 3 drives along a road.

Tesla issues stark warning to drivers using its Full Self-Driving mode

Tesla is warning drivers with the latest beta of its Full Self-Driving mode to use it with caution as it “may do the wrong thing at the worst time.”
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The future of mobility: 5 transportation technologies to watch out for

From autonomous vehicles to flying taxis, the future of mobility and transportation is set to change dramatically in the next few decades. Here's a preview
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This tech was science fiction 20 years ago. Now it’s reality

Twenty years is an eternity when you're talking about the pace of technological progress. All of these things were considered far-fetched 20 years ago
GM electric flying taxi

The future of transportation: Self-driving cars? Try self-driving everything

Self-driving cars are further away than you think, but autonomous planes and trains are more or less here … and will shape transportation in the near future.
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Apple Car will be fully autonomous with no driver input, insiders claim

Apple's highly anticipated electric vehicle will be fully autonomous, with the first model likely aimed at delivery and robotaxi services, a new report claims.
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The car of the future? Qualcomm unveils 4th-gen Snapdragon auto platform

Qualcomm unveiled the fourth generation of its is Snapdragon Automotive Cockpit platform, a plug-and-play way to bring modern computing into an ordinary car.
A Tesla Model 3 electric car.

What is Tesla Autopilot and how does it work?

Don't let the name Autopilot fool you: None of the cars in Tesla's current range are capable of driving themselves. Instead, Autopilot is a partially automated system that is regularly improved via over-the-air software updates. Here's what you need to know.