Systems that let drivers take their hands off the wheel don't improve safety, NTSB head says
The systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don't improve safety because people are often too reliant on them and end up paying more attention to their cellphones and infotainment screens than to the road, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
Singapore gets robotaxis as Grab, WeRide launch driverless cars
Singapore's Grab Holdings Ltd became Southeast Asia's first ride provider to start a driverless service, betting the technology can help cut costs and prove out robotaxis in dense urban traffic.
Wuhan police: Chinese robotaxis stall in apparent 'malfunction'
A string of self-driving robotaxis owned by Chinese internet giant Baidu stalled in central China, stranding passengers after an apparent "system malfunction", police said Wednesday.
US agency deepens probe into Tesla self-driving technology
The US road safety authority said it was deepening its investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system over concerns about its performance in poor visibility.
Trapped! Inside a self-driving car during an anti-robot attack
In San Francisco, some passengers of autonomous taxis have experienced an unexpected hazard: being stuck in the vehicles when the cars are assaulted.
Robotaxis could see ‘public backlash’ amid job loss fears, study says
As San Diego awaits the state's review of its anti-Waymo protest, a new study reveals widespread fear that robotaxis could cost jobs, exacerbate income inequality and cause broader economic disruption.
Are you nodding off? How AI could soon keep humans awake in robocars
Sit in the driver's seat of a robot vehicle and you can theoretically take your hands off the steering wheel and even your eyes off the road ahead – but you need to be ready at all times to quickly take control again if alerted.
Robotaxis are coming to London. The city's famed black cab drivers are skeptical
The Ford Mustang Mach-E cruises down a London road choked with traffic, using its onboard AI system to avoid jaywalkers and cyclists, and navigate roadwork as it drives to its destination
Human minds are 'unprepared' for self-driving cars, expert warns
Self-driving vehicles and people are dangerously out of sync, according to an engineer, who warns in a new book that the technology imposes "a strange new role" that human thought processes "weren't designed for."
Waymo tries finding DoorDash drivers to shut open robotaxi doors
Alphabet Inc's Waymo is enlisting DoorDash Inc drivers in Atlanta to close robotaxi doors that have been left open, letting the driverless vehicles continue on their way.
