June 24, 2024
A California regulator said it is imposing the maximum penalty of $112,500 on General Motors’ self-driving Cruise unit for the company’s failure to promptly provide complete information to the commission about a seriouscrash involving one of its robotaxis last year. …
June 13, 2024
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is seeking additional details about a series incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles. In May, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an investigation after receiving …
November 20, 2023
U.S. robotaxi operators could face increased regulatory scrutiny after an accident involving Cruise, the self-driving cab business of General Motors, forced the company to pause service. In October, one of Cruise’s driverless cabs was not able to stop in time …
May 12, 2023
Elon Musk has long pressed his luck with respect to automated driving. His plan to offer a month-long free trial of features that Tesla has been charging $15,000 for would escalate the risk-taking to another level. Musk tweeted this week …
May 17, 2022
AUSTIN —Self-driving startup Argo AI on Tuesday said it was having driverless vehicles carry employees around streets of Miami, Florida and Austin, Texas, noting that commercial applications would follow after an unspecified time. Argo, backed by Ford Motor Co. and …
April 7, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO –– Toyota Motor Corp unit Woven Planet is following the lead of Tesla Inc. in trying to advance self-driving technology with low-cost cameras. Woven Planet told Reuters it is able to use cameras to collect data and effectively …
December 10, 2021
CHANDLER, Ariz.–Alphabet Inc’s Waymo risks losing its lead in the U.S. race to prove robotaxis are a viable business as it sticks to a limited service and rivals backed by automakers near their own launches. Companies including Ford Motor Co’s …