Self-driving cars often seem like something pulled straight from science fiction. The idea that a vehicle can steer, brake, and navigate traffic without human input still feels futuristic to many ...

Explore how self driving cars and autonomous vehicles use self driving car sensors, lidar radar cameras, and autonomous driving technology to perceive roads, make decisions, and enhance safety.

When self-driving taxi company Waymo announced plans last month to launch its service in New Orleans in 2026, the news drew cheers from economic development executives, technophiles and local tourism ...

The typical thing that we want a self-driving car to do in any situation is, if it’s genuinely uncertain or there’s a problem ...

Waymo is rapidly expanding in the U.S. But experts say there are big questions about how self-driving cars could affect traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. By Claire Brown Call an Uber in Austin or ...

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From AI tools to self-driving cars, new technologies regularly tout themselves as being autonomous. Yet, their companies often have to recruit us humans for help in unexpected ways. The most recent ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collects crash data about autonomous vehicles, but only issues voluntary guidelines about expectations for those vehicles. Those guidelines softened ...