driverless cars

A rural mail carrier in 1905 trying out new transportation technology.

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?

10:00am September 25, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

A Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV is displayed in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2019. California regulators on Thursday gave Cruise's robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco.

National

Driverless taxis are coming to the streets of San Francisco

12:35pm June 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Regulators gave the Cruise service approval to charge passengers for driverless rides, a first for the state. Initially, the service will be available at night in less congested parts of the city.

Transportation

NCDOT Funding Driverless Car Research At Three NC Universities

7:09am December 19, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

Researchers at three North Carolina universities are getting a financial boost to study driverless cars.

Daily News

Morning News Briefs: Thursday, December 19th, 2019

6:25am December 19, 2019

by Associated Press and WFDD Staff

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A mail carrier for the United States Postal Service makes deliveries at a Florida apartment complex in June 2018. The USPS has partnered with TuSimple to launch a multi-state driverless semi-truck test program on Tuesday. It doesn't involve home deliverie

National

U.S. Postal Service Is Testing Self-Driving Trucks

6:54pm May 21, 2019

The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semi-trucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.

The German headquarters of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei in Duesseldorf, Germany. The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Huawei's 5G technology.

World News

Despite U.S. Pressure, Germany Refuses To Exclude Huawei's 5G Technology

7:31am March 20, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The U.S. says it may stop sharing intelligence with Germany if it adopts Chinese firm Huawei's 5G technology. But the threats haven't swayed Germany, which says it can set its own security standards.

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Attendees preview the BMW Vision iNEXT autonomous electric car at a special unveil event ahead of the LA Auto Show on Nov. 27, 2018.

The Revolution Will Be Driverless: Autonomous Cars Usher In Big Changes

12:31pm December 11, 2018

by Terry Gross

Autonomous vehicles could be the "most disruptive technology to hit society worldwide since the advent of the motor car," says former New York City traffic commissioner Sam Schwartz.

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A photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows investigators examining the self-driving Uber SUV that fatally struck a woman in Tempe, Ariz., this month.

National

Uber Reaches Settlement With Family Of Arizona Woman Killed By Driverless Car

10:49am March 29, 2018

by Scott Neuman

An attorney representing the daughter and husband of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg says a settlement with the ride-hailing company has been reached, but provided no specifics.

An Uber driverless car heads out for a test drive in San Francisco in December 2016, the same month that the company halted testing there and moved it to Arizona.

National

Arizona Governor Helped Make State 'Wild West' For Driverless Cars

10:35am March 20, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Three years ago, Gov. Doug Ducey embarked on a plan to lure companies experimenting with driverless vehicle technology to the state and in 2016, he lured Uber away from neighboring California.

A Ford Fusion development vehicle equipped with autonomous controls, seen at a test facility Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

National

Department Of Transportation Rolls Out New Guidelines For Self-Driving Cars

9:19pm September 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Tuesday's report, the first such recommendations for manufacturers released under the Trump administration, trims some of the guidelines set out under Obama. Still, they remain voluntary.