The future of self-driving cars, including robotaxi service Waymo, is up for debate at the Capitol where lawmakers are discussing a regulatory framework to give the vehicles a clear lane to operate in ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed EyeDAR, a compact, orange-sized radar sensor for safety in autonomous vehicle ...

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are becoming increasingly common on roadways, but making them as safe as possible may entail going beyond the particular specs of the vehicles themselves to upgrading the ...

Just as Waymo autonomous vehicles were spotted video mapping Chicago streets, Niles voters will weigh on whether self-driving ...

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 ...

Lawmakers led by Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, teed up consideration of how Congress approaches the future of autonomous vehicles (AVs) Tuesday, pressing the case for national safety standards that, if ...

Parents teach their children to look both ways before crossing the street because drivers in their cars may not see them. Now it seems that lesson should be expanded, as driverless cars may also not ...

An admission by a Waymo executive during a U.S. Senate hearing has drawn renewed scrutiny to how autonomous vehicles operate when technology alone is not enough. “The Waymo phones a human friend for ...

With the same level of ease as ordering an Uber or Lyft, Oregonians may soon be able to ride in self-driving cars or get their groceries delivered by a fully autonomous vehicle if a bill in the ...

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“Safety isn’t just about crash testing,” says Emily A. Thomas, PhD, associate director of auto safety at Consumer Reports. “A safe car has predictable handling and braking, controls that don’t ...