Tag: self-driving vehicles

October 14, 2021

It’s no secret that self-driving vehicles are a thing. From trucks to passenger vehicles to middle-mile delivery vans, companies across the transportation industry are doing everything they can to get drivers out of vehicles. But they can only do so […]

November 17, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv Plc’s $4 billion self-driving venture received permission from the state of Nevada to test autonomous vehicles on public roads without a safety driver, the company said. The joint venture, dubbed Motional, got the approval from […]

September 23, 2020

Legislation that would allow carmakers to sell as many as 100,000 self-driving vehicles per year in the U.S. is being reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, but one of its biggest cheerleaders is staying on the sidelines until next […]

May 19, 2020

Nearly half of Americans say they would not get in a self-driving taxi, according to a poll commissioned by the advocacy group Partners for Automated Vehicle Education. The poll, conducted online in February and March by SurveyUSA, found widespread skepticism […]

January 2, 2020

California has authorized the testing and commercial use of light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles on public roads. The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Dec. 17 that, with an approved permit from the department, companies can operate autonomous delivery vehicles weighing […]

October 15, 2019

South Korea unveiled plans to speed up the adoption of electric cars, self-driving vehicles and even flying automobiles in the coming years to help revive a sagging economy. President Moon Jae-in said in a speech Oct. 15 that Korean companies […]

January 24, 2018

U.S. drivers are still cautious — but they’re getting used to the idea of self-driving cars. Some 63% of American adults fear riding in a self-driving vehicle, according to a survey from auto club AAA. That’s a notable change from […]

September 29, 2017

PITTSBURGH ― Lisa Franklin-Robinson started feeling nostalgic the moment she pulled into the quiet, wooded cul-de-sac in the well-heeled Pittsburgh suburb of Fox Chapel. The three-story house the 53-year-old Uber driverUber had pulled in front of was one she’d visited […]

November 22, 2016

nuTonomy, a developer of software for self-driving cars, announced it will begin testing its fleet of self-driving cars on specific public streets in a designated area of Boston. The company will begin testing its self-driving Renault Zoe electric vehicle before […]

September 7, 2016

Millions of Americans make a living by driving trucks, delivery vans, taxis and ride-hailing cars. When technology takes the wheel, what will happen to their livelihoods? That question is growing more urgent as the advent of self-driving vehicles accelerates. Major […]