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The autonomous vehicle company Waymo just announced that its self-driving taxi service Waymo One is opening up to the public.
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Waymo Ditches Human Safety Drivers in Its Self-Driving Taxis

By Dan Robitzski

Human "safety driver" Rafaela Vasquez was charged with one count of negligent homicide following a 2018 deadly car crash involving an Uber self-driving car.
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Uber’s “Safety Driver” During Deadly Self-Driving Car Crash Charged With Negligent Homicide

By Victor Tangermann

Robot delivery service company Starship Technologies is seeing a massive opportunity to grow amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Demand for Autonomous Delivery Bots is “Expanding Exponentially”

By Victor Tangermann

Zoox just laid off all of the contractors it had working as safety drivers for its self-driving cars because of California's shelter-in-place rule.
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Self-Driving Car Company Lays Off All Its Human Safety Drivers

By Dan Robitzski

Driverless delivery vehicle startup Neolix is raking in new customers as cities in China are under full lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Adorable Self-Driving Vans Are Disinfecting Roads in China

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is expecting his electric car company Tesla to release more full self driving features later this month.
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Elon Musk: New Self-Driving Features Will Come Out This Month

By Victor Tangermann

MIT is working on self-driving technology that allows cars to "see" through the ground up to a depth of ten feet below the surface of the road.
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MIT Tech Lets Self-Driving Cars “See” Under Surface of Road

By Victor Tangermann

General Motors is currently lobbying the federal government for permission to test — on public roads — self-driving cars that don't have steering wheels.
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General Motors Wants Self-Driving Cars to Lose the Steering Wheel

By Dan Robitzski

Waymo workers have told The Verge that passengers keep shooting up in the company's self-driving cars and leaving their used needles behind.
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Waymo Workers: People Keep Injecting Drugs in Self-Driving Cars

By Kristin Houser

German automaker Volkswagen has unveiled a robot that can autonomously take care of charging your electric car without the need of any human interaction.
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Volkswagen Unveils Robot That Autonomously Charges Electric Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers at Stanford have taught a self-driving DeLorean how to drift around a complex track that even human drivers would struggle with.
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Watch a Self-Driving DeLorean Burn Rubber on a Stunt Course

By Victor Tangermann

A startup just shipped 40,000 pounds of butter 2,800 miles from California to Pennsylvania in under three days using a truck that was driving itself.
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Self-Driving Truck Completes First Cross-Country Freight Run

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo is now offering cusomters the chance to take rides in its self-driving taxis but without a human safety driver behind the wheel
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Waymo Is Taking the Safety Drivers out of Its Autonomous Taxis

By Dan Robitzski

U.S. states are left to piece together safety regulations for self-driving car companies, and often they're not very strong.
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Senator: Humans Could Be “Test Dummies” For Self-Driving Cars

By Dan Robitzski

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi compared his company's self-driving car killing someone to Saudi Arabia murdering a journalist, calling both simple mistakes.
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Uber CEO Compares Self-Driving Car Crash to Murdering Journalists

By Dan Robitzski

The self-driving Uber that struck and killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 wasn't programmed to know that people could jaywalk.
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Self-Driving Uber That Killed Woman Didn’t Know Jaywalkers Exist

By Kristin Houser

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This 26 Year Old Hacker Says He Made a Self-Driving Car in One Month

By Jappy Lim

German carmaker BMW released — and promptly deleted — an ad called "New Moments of Joy" about a future where people can have sex inside self-driving cars.
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BMW Posts, Deletes Ad About Sex Inside Self-Driving Cars

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just attached its new semi-autonomous helicopter drone to the rover it's sending to Mars next year. Pending a few more tests, it should be ready to go.
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NASA Installs Autonomous Mini-Helicopter on Its Next Mars Rover

By Dan Robitzski

Bad weather encounters on highways might become a lot less scary thanks to advancements in self-driving car technology.
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Watch a Self-Driving Car Deftly Zoom Through a Heavy Rainstorm

By Victor Tangermann

MIT's autonomous boats can now shapeshift, starting in one configuration, separating, and then joining up to form a new configuration.
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MIT’s Fleet of Autonomous Boats Can Now Shapeshift

By Kristin Houser

A self-driving racecar league is in its first competitive season, and the vehicles are already approaching world record times.
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Self-Driving Racecars Are Edging Up Toward Human Records

By Dan Robitzski

Internal feedback reveals that Waymo passengers aren't entirely pleased with how the company's self-driving cars are performing.
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Test Riders in Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Won’t Stop Complaining

By Dan Robitzski

Self-driving car companies are benefitting from cheap Venezuelan labor as they compile mountains of annotated training data for their AI.
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Self-Driving Car Companies Depend on Cheap Labor From Venezuela

By Dan Robitzski

Truck drivers in Missouri are trying to get self-driving trucks banned in the state over concerns that they would get automated out of a job.
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Truckers Want to Ban Self-Driving Trucks in Missouri

By Dan Robitzski

Waymo confirmed that it's not interested in building its own self-driving cars. It's focused on developing the software to use in other companies' vehicles.
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Waymo: Building Cars is a “Distraction” From Self-Driving Tech

By Dan Robitzski

For the past few months, UPS has sent giant self-driving trucks on the roads to deliver cargo loads between Phoenix, Tucson, and Arizona.
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UPS Has Been Quietly Shipping Packages on Self-Driving Trucks

By Victor Tangermann

We Took a Ride on NYC’s First Self-Driving Shuttle
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We Took a Ride on NYC’s First Self-Driving Shuttle

By Dan Robitzski

German researchers have created a new sytem that enables a fully autonomous landing on any airplane runway, not just ones at larger airports.
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Watch This Tiny Plane Nail a Fully Autonomous Landing

By Kristin Houser

Eleven companies have teamed up to create "Safety First for Automated Driving," an exhaustive guide to developing safe autonomous vehicles.
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White Paper: These 12 Principles Are Shaping the Future of Autonomous Cars

By Kristin Houser

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned company that develops autonomous cars, just joined an international partnership in hopes of reaching more global markets.
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Waymo’s Bizarre Plan to Bring Autonomous Cars to France and Japan

By Dan Robitzski

Uber exec Eric Meyhofer said that the company has "seen people bully [Uber's self-driving] cars," including aggressive behavior and shouted obscenities.
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Road-Raging Humans are Bullying Uber’s Self-Driving Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Ford plans to use a bipedal bot called Digit as a delivery robot, pairing it with a self-driving car to bring packages right to customers' doorsteps.
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This Two-Legged Robot Will Deliver Packages via Self-Driving Fords

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Postal Service is about to test self-driving trucks on a thousand-mile stretch in an attempt to save money through automation.
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The U.S. Post Office Is Testing Self-Driving Mail Delivery Trucks

By Dan Robitzski

By enabling communication between mini models of autonomous vehicles, Cambridge researchers improved traffic flow by 35 percent.
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See Mini Self-Driving Cars Work Together to Improve Traffic Flow

By Kristin Houser

According to a new filing, the Air Force is investigating the development of an autonomous vehicle capable of transporting 2-4 personnel out of danger.
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The Air Force Wants to Rescue Troops Using Autonomous Aircraft

By Victor Tangermann

Surgeons just used the first autonomous surgery robot, a self-guiding catheter that could navigate its way through a pig's heart.
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Surgeons Just Sent a Tiny, Autonomous Bot Into a Heart Valve

By Dan Robitzski

China is building new highways with dedicated self-driving car lanes to help usher in widespread autonomous technology. The first will be done next year.
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China’s Rolling Out Dedicated Highway Lanes for Self-Driving Cars

By Dan Robitzski

A self-driving car company's operations lead shared what it's like to be the safety driver keeping an eye on an autonomous vehicle.
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A Self-Driving Car’s Human Operator Says He Takes Over When Passengers Get Impatient

By Dan Robitzski

Self-driving cars will disrupt carefully constructed social contracts, claims New York University data journalism professor Meredith Broussard.
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Expert: In 50 Years, Self-Driving Cars Will Be “Unthinkable”

By Kristin Houser

Tesla will hold an "Investor Day" on April 19 during which it will demonstrate the capabilities of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) computer.
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Tesla Will Demonstrate Full Self-Driving Capabilities This Month

By Kristin Houser

Watch a Self-Driving Car Careen Around Corners Like a Racecar
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Watch a Self-Driving Car Careen Around Corners Like a Racecar

By Victor Tangermann

A newly demoed pair of autonomous firefighting robots are designed to battle particularly hazardous fires, such as those at petrochemical plants.
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These Autonomous Bots Battle Blazes Too Dangerous for Firefighters

By Kristin Houser

Tesla Is Now Building Cars With Hardware For “Full Self-Driving”
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Tesla Is Now Building Cars With Hardware For “Full Self-Driving”

By Victor Tangermann

Ford is officially building a new self-driving car plant in Michigan aimed at its line-up of next-generation all-electric or hybrid vehicles.
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Breaking: Ford is Building a Self-Driving Car Factory in Michigan

By Victor Tangermann

Donald Trump reportedly told several people that he believes self-driving cars will never work, despite his administration's push to develop them.
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Trump Fears Self-Driving Cars: “You Can’t Stop the F*cking Thing”

By Dan Robitzski

A new survey by AAA shows that most Americans distrust self-driving cars. In the past two years, public trust in the emerging technology has gone down.
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Just 19 Percent of Americans Trust Self-Driving Cars With Kids

By Dan Robitzski

Local Motors demonstrates how its Olli self-driving shuttle reacts during crash testing in a pair of video shared exclusively with The Verge.
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Watch a 3D Printed Self-Driving Shuttle Smash Into a Wall

By Kristin Houser

Uber is not criminally liable for a March 2018 self-driving car death, say prosecutors, but the safety driver behind the wheel might still face charges.
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Prosecutors: Uber Isn’t Criminally Liable for Self-Driving Car Death

By Kristin Houser

The AI models that allow self-driving cars to detect objects are less accurate when tested on images of pedestrians with darker skin tones.
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Self-Driving Cars May Hit People With Darker Skin More Often

By Kristin Houser

These Self-Driving Cars Won’t Let Drunk Drivers Take Control
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These Self-Driving Cars Won’t Let Drunk Drivers Take Control

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing just announced that its autonomous fighter jet, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, will first take flight sometime next year.
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Death From Above: Boeing Unveils Autonomous Fighter Jet

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that introducing autonomous vehicles to the Washington D.C. area could worsen inequality and explores solutions.
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Scientists Warn Self-Driving Cars Could Worsen Inequality

By Dan Robitzski

self-driving car company Waymo recently shared a video showing one of its autonomous vehicles being waved through an intersection where the light was out.
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Watch a Self-Driving Car Obey Police Hand Signals

By Dan Robitzski

The relationship between law enforcement and self-driving cars is still in flux, but some are suggesting we give let police control self-driving cars.
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Automakers Could Give Police Control Over Your Self-Driving Car

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk recently claimed that Tesla would put fully-autonomous vehicles on the road before year's end. Experts in the field don't buy it.
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Expert Roasts Musk: Self-Driving Teslas In a Year Is “Impossible”

By Dan Robitzski

"I think we will be feature complete — full self-driving — this year," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a podcast on Tuesday.
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Elon Musk: Teslas Will Be Fully Self-Driving By Next Year

By Victor Tangermann

Self-driving cars will opt to slowly cruise city streets instead of paying parking fees, according to one transportation expert.
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Expert: Self-Driving Cars Will Clog Streets to Avoid Parking Fees

By Kristin Houser

A self-driving truck was spotted pulling an Amazon trailer down the I-10, a new sign that the company is committed to autonomous transportation.
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Amazon Was Spotted Using a Self-Driving Truck to Haul Cargo

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla, said that he expects the company's vehicles to be capable of fully autonomous driving by the end of 2019.
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Elon Musk: Teslas Should Have “Full Self-Driving” by End of 2019

By Jon Christian

Exclusive: A Waymo One Rider’s Experiences Highlight Autonomous Rideshare’s Shortcomings
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Exclusive: A Waymo One Rider’s Experiences Highlight Autonomous Rideshare’s Shortcomings

By Dan Robitzski

Wall Street investors seem to believe that the real value of autonomous vehicles comes from the data they'll collect, based on recent AV company valuations.
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Investors Pour Money Into Self-Driving Cars to Capitalize on Data

By Dan Robitzski

Florida Law Would Allow Self-Driving Cars With No Safety Drivers
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Florida Law Would Allow Self-Driving Cars With No Safety Drivers

By Dan Robitzski

Apple just laid off more than 200 employees from its secretive self-driving car project Project Titan, according to CNBC.
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Apple Lays Off 200 Workers From Secretive Self-Driving Car Project

By Victor Tangermann