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Humans Emerge as Secret Weapon for Autonomous Vehicle Startups

Self-driving startups like Cruise and Pony.ai have begun testing their driverless cars in some parts of California in the past year, with an additional feature: Human operators. While there is no driver behind the wheel, the passenger seat is occupied …

Kroger’s Arizona Locations Set for Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Pilot

Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona. The largest grocery chain in the U.S. will start delivering groceries in autonomous-capable Toyota Prius cars starting Thursday at a Fry’s Food Stores location it owns in Scottsdale. To start, there …

Driverless Crash Trucks Aim to Improve Safety in Work Zones

Roving construction crews – the kind you see blacktopping a road, painting lines, inspecting a bridge or installing a traffic signal – are often protected from oncoming traffic by a specialized truck outfitted with a crash barrier. The crash trucks, …

Driverless Vehicles Topic of Florida Summit

Transportation experts say advances in computer software, sensors and global positioning systems have made driverless vehicles possible for widespread use within a decade or so. Florida’s Department of Transportation, along with the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban Transportation …