But besides being hilarious, the Waymo incident also helped to illustrate that, well, self-driving cars just aren't there yet ...

Four out of five drivers have refused to purchase a driverless car next year, marking a major blow to Labour's ambitious technology agenda. The findings emerged from a comprehensive study which ...

Car crashes aren’t very funny. Unless, apparently, it’s a self-driving car. Researchers on public perception of these new vehicles explain why.

Six in 10 drivers report being “afraid” to ride in a self-driving car and just 13 percent of drivers prioritize autonomous vehicle development as a top vehicle technology initiative, down from ...

Raw numbers don't tell the whole story, especially as more AVs hit the road. From 2021 and 2023, self-driving cars had a much higher crash rate per 1,000 vehicles than human-driven ones.

Self-driving vehicle developers don’t usually love talking about “teleoperation”—when a human guides or drives robot cars remotely. It can feel like a dirty secret.

So far, there's no example of a Level 5 autonomous vehicle or driving system, although all hope to get there as soon as possible. However, even current Level 4 vehicles are shrouded in controversies.

The vast majority of partial self-driving vehicle crashes reported under the old NHTSA rules involved Teslas — more than 800 of a total 1,040 crashes in the past 12 months, according to an AP ...

Uber says it is "ready to go" with its fleet of self-driving cars, but regulations in the UK could prevent them from touching the tarmac for several years. Despite the ridesharing company's aim to ...

But — at the beginning, at least — it will be humans, not robots, driving the cars. A Waymo vehicle drives through New York City in 2021. Courtesy of Waymo ...

Uber is teaming up with May Mobility, a developer of self-driving technology, to make thousands of autonomous vehicles available via the Uber app over the next few years. The partnership will kick ...