Though driverless cars have not been blamed for any serious injuries or crashes in the city, they have been involved in several jarring episodes.
Category: Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles
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Driverless Taxis Can Expand San Francisco Services, Regulators Say
Autonomous Cruise and Waymo cars have been buzzing around the city for some time, and now can offer paid rides throughout it around the clock.
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San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services
Local officials are worried that state regulators are too eager about a plan by the companies Cruise and Waymo to offer round-the-clock driverless taxi services.
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A Big Rover Aims to Be Like ‘U.P.S. for the Moon’
The New York Times – Business:A small company, Astrolab, announced a deal with SpaceX to send a robotic version of its transport vehicle to the lunar surface and help deploy other company’s payloads.
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Volkswagen Will Invest $193 Billion in Electric Cars and Software
The New York Times – Business:The German automaker announced a plan to accelerate its transition to battery-powered vehicles and bolster operations in China and North America.
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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology
The New York Times – Business:Tech innovations are again racing ahead of Washington’s ability to regulate them, lawmakers and A.I. experts said.
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Tesla to Recall 362,000 Cars With Its ‘Full Self-Driving’ System
The New York Times – Business:A federal auto safety agency said the technology can cause crashes, but said the company was unaware of any deaths of injuries caused by the flaws.