Latest Autonomous Vehicles Headlines
All the headlines from our Autonomous Vehicles Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies
Jan 18 2023 // A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a...
AI in Connected Cars Can Ease Rush Hour Congestion, Vanderbilt Research Shows
Nov 28 2022 // As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter patches of traffic at a standstill for no apparent reason – no construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you. Human...
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims
Oct 27 2022 // Tesla Inc. is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department of Justice...
Full Self-Driving Won’t Be Approved For Teslas This Year: Musk
Oct 24 2022 // Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver assistant software won’t gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk said in remarks last week, which indicate the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars...
Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
Oct 17 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...
Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study
Sep 28 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...
Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims
Sep 15 2022 // Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The complaint...
Autonomous Cars May Always Need Remote Human Supervisors, Experts Say
Sep 12 2022 // MILTON KEYNES, England — Autonomous vehicle (AV) startups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on promises to develop truly self-driving cars, but industry executives and experts say remote human supervisors...
U.S. Seeks Information From Tesla on In-Car Camera in Autopilot Probe
Aug 19 2022 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver awareness as part of a probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that employ the carmaker’s...
Agency Probing Self-Driving Cruise Car Crash In California
Jul 11 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving vehicle in California that resulted in minor injuries, the agency said on Thursday. The...
U.S. Agency Upgrades Tesla Autopilot Safety Probe, Step Before Possible Recall
Jun 10 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek...
Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race
Apr 4 2022 // U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers. The uncertainties...
Report from California Watchdog Group Calls for Privacy Protections from Connected Cars
Mar 30 2022 // A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model across the...
U.S. to See ‘Meaningful’ Autonomous Vehicle Policy in 2020s: Buttigieg
Mar 17 2022 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on March 16 said federal policy on autonomous vehicles will undergo “meaningful” developments in the coming years, saying policy frameworks had not fully caught up...
Tussle Over Connected Vehicle Data Moving Into High Gear
Mar 16 2022 // LONDON — Where you go. What you pass. Where you stop. What you listen to. What you watch. Your good habits. Your bad habits. Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control of the crown jewels of the connected...
Self-Driving Company Kodiak Robotics Hauls Freight For CEVA in Texas, Oklahoma
Mar 9 2022 // Kodiak Robotics on March 9 said it has partnered with France-based CEVA Logistics to transport freight in self-driving trucks across Texas and Oklahoma, marking the latest autonomous trucking partnership in the...
Tesla Tells U.S. Lawmakers Autopilot Requires ‘Constant Monitoring’
Mar 9 2022 // Tesla Inc. defended the safety benefits of its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot and its Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability but acknowledged they require “constant monitoring and attention of the...
California Allows Cruise, Waymo Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service
Mar 1 2022 // The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday issued permits to self-driving units of General Motors and Alphabet Inc. to allow for passenger service in autonomous vehicles with safety drivers present. CPUC...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators And Lawmakers
Feb 21 2022 // Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for...
U.S. Investigates 416,000 Tesla Vehicles Over Unexpected Braking
Feb 18 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it is opening a formal investigation into 416,000 Tesla vehicles over reports of unexpected brake activation tied to its driver assistance system...
