GM MADE DONATION TO CUOMO CAMPAIGN BEFORE DRIVERLESS CAR DEAL

Asked about the July donation from General Motors, City Hall spokesman Eric Phillips quipped, We're shocked... READ MORE›

DRIVERLESS CARS WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO A BUILDING SPREE

On the other hand, the vehicles could drive real estate values down by creating new supply in the suburbs... READ MORE›

CHINA'S BAIDU LAUNCHES $1.5 BILLION AUTONOMOUS DRIVING FUND

The Apollo Fund will invest in 100 autonomous driving projects over the next three years, Baidu said in a statement... READ MORE›

AS RISKY AS IT SOUNDS, A HANDS-OFF APPROACH TO DRIVERLESS VEHICLE SAFETY MAY SAVE LIVES

As scary as it sounds, a hands-off approach to driverless vehicle safety may be the safest option... READ MORE›

U.S. UNVEILS UPDATED SELF-DRIVING CAR GUIDELINES, TRYING TO CLEAR BARRIERS

The U.S. House voted last week to give the federal government the authority to exempt automakers from safety standards that don't apply to the technology... READ MORE›

ALARM DIDN'T RING AT WAYMO BEFORE UBER WAS SUED FOR THEFT

I doubt this email chain will be able to bust the trade secrets and Waymo's case... READ MORE›

U.S. HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES SWEEPING SELF-DRIVING CAR MEASURE

One sticking point is how to handle commercial self-driving trucks, which are not included in the House measure... READ MORE›

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IN VIDEO UBER CEO ARGUES WITH DRIVER OVER FALLING FARES

When Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick takes an Uber, he prefers a black car, the high-end service his company introduced in 2010... READ MORE›

UBER TO SUSPEND AUTONOMOUS TESTS AFTER ARIZONA ACCIDENT

There was a person behind the wheel, said Montenegro regarding the Uber vehicle... READ MORE›

THE FUTURE IS 5G

Australia and South Korea will demo their own 5G networks next year, the latter during the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›

SILICON VALLEY DECIDES IT'S JUST TOO HARD TO BUILD A CAR

Though Google began its autonomous-driving efforts well before other tech companies, its project has been plagued by uncertainty around its business model and executive departures... READ MORE›

DON'T WORRY, DRIVERLESS CARS ARE LEARNING FROM GRAND THEFT AUTO

Which is why Grand Theft Auto V is in the mix... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: IN BOOST TO SELF-DRIVING CARS, U.S. TELLS GOOGLE COMPUTERS CAN QUALIFY AS DRIVERS

The NHTSA counsel said Google could consider applying for exemptions for certain regulations, providing NHTSA with supporting documents... READ MORE›

HOW TECHNOLOGY IS BRINGING US CLOSER TO DRIVERLESS CARS

Henrik Lind, technical expert for Volvo Car Group, said What we need is a vehicle that is able to understand the complete environment around us... READ MORE›

DEAR UBER THAT RECORD FUNDING MEANS DIDI IS COMING FOR YOU

Didi Chuxing is a four-and-half-year-old app, which is used to hail more than 20 million rides daily in Chinese cities... READ MORE›

THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN TRANSIT DRIVERLESS AND UTILITARIAN

Not all of the autonomous vehicles being tested for public transport in Europe are glamour-free... READ MORE›

ALPHABET INKS DEAL FOR AVIS TO MANAGE SELF-DRIVING CAR FLEET

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc., has reached an agreement for Avis Budget Group Inc... READ MORE›

ANARCHY ON INDIA'S ROADS HAS DRIVERLESS CAR IN A JAM

Despite such indigenous efforts, global leaders in the autonomous race think driverless cars in India are a stretch... READ MORE›

CHECK OUT THE LEXUS THAT APPLE'S USING TO TEST SELF-DRIVING CAR TECHNOLOGY

Secured permission to test its autonomous-car technology in California, the first images of the vehicle have been captured on Silicon Valley roads... READ MORE›

HOW MERCEDES PLANS TO RECAPTURE ITS EARLY LEAD IN ROBO-CARS

Positioning Mercedes for the self-driving era could prove a crucial last act for the 64-year-old Zetsche, whose contract runs until 2019... READ MORE›

WAYMO DROPS MOST PATENT CLAIMS IN CAR TECH FIGHT WITH UBER

Waymo, Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car division, dropped three of four patent-infringement claims in its lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc... READ MORE›

AMBITIOUS ENGINEER AT CENTER OF COLOSSAL FIGHT BETWEEN GOOGLE AND UBER

Former Google colleagues described Levandowski as very driven, with a personality similar to Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick... READ MORE›

UBER IN U.S. COURT RECKONING ON POSSIBLE SHUTDOWN OF SELF-DRIVING PROGRAM

If it were proven that Levandowski and Uber conspired in taking the information, that could have dire consequences for Uber, say legal and ride-hailing industry experts... READ MORE›

GOOGLE 'DISAPPOINTED' BY PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON DRIVERLESS CARS

If finalized, the rules could lead Google to continue testing its driverless cars in other states... READ MORE›

General Motors Co, Honda Motor Co, which owns Acura, and other automakers are working with traditional suppliers and startup firms... READ MORE›

MERCEDES EYES DRIVERLESS ON-DEMAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE AS POTENTIAL MARKET

Zetsche said that the combination of car rental services and autonomous vehicles opens up new business opportunities... READ MORE›

UBER'S DRIVERLESS CAR AMBITIONS AT STAKE IN WAYMO COURT CLASH

The case is Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies Inc., 17-cv-00939, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California San Francisco ... READ MORE›

IT'S AYE, ROBOT, AS DRIVERLESS CARS FINALLY STEER NEAR SHOWROOMS

Vehicle-to-vehicle communications, known as V2V, could arrive within five years and make driverless cars smarter and safer... READ MORE›

BMW TEAMS UP WITH TECH FIRMS FOR DRIVERLESS CARS

Mobileye is the top supplier of camera-based sensor systems used in driver assistance systems in the latest generation of vehicles... READ MORE›

IF UBER WANTS TO FIX ITS CULTURE IT NEEDS TO STOP BEING SO PARANOID

If Uber Wants to Fix Its Culture, It Needs to Stop Being So Paranoid... READ MORE›

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR DAY

Google and Apple craft driverless car alliances, EU demands more from U.K.'s May, and digital currencies tumble... READ MORE›

SELF-DRIVING CARS RECORD FIRST U.S. DEATH AFTER MAN KILLED IN FLORIDA COLLISION

The Tesla driver died due to injuries sustained in the crash, which took place May 7 in Williston, Florida, the agency said... READ MORE›

BMW TO DEVELOP DRIVERLESS CAR TECHNOLOGY WITH INTEL, MOBILEYE

Now BMW, Intel and Mobileye will develop cars with even higher levels of automation described as eyes off, mind off, and driver off ... READ MORE›

UBER DEMOTES MAN AT CENTER OF WAYMO SELF-DRIVING CAR LAWSUIT

Levandowski explained the changes in a staff email obtained by Bloomberg... READ MORE›

UBER'S PRESIDENT RESIGNS AFTER JUST SIX MONTHS ON THE JOB

Jones quit less than seven months after joining the San Francisco company, an Uber spokesman said on Sunday... READ MORE›

TESLA CRASH RAISES STAKES FOR SELF-DRIVING VEHICLE STARTUPS

Automakers are stepping up orders as lidar systems come down in size and price, she said... READ MORE›

COMMENT: YOUR DRIVERLESS CAR COULD BE PROGRAMMED TO KILL YOU

Many people think driverless cars could be the best thing to happen to human transportation since the internal combustion engine... READ MORE›