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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

The startup Mapillary uses photos sourced from the crowd to create the highly detailed, up-to-date maps self-driving cars need.
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Self-Driving Cars Could Rely on Crowdsourced Maps

By Kristin Houser

Based on a CES demo video, BMW's self-driving motorcycle can now move far more deftly, making tight turns and effortlessly switching directions.
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Watch BMW’s Self-Driving Motorcycle Go for a Spin at CES

By Kristin Houser

Tesla's sales advisers are warning buyers that the company's full self driving capabilities likely won't be legal any time soon.
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Tesla: Full Self Driving Is “Very Far Away” From Being Legal

By Kristin Houser

A mining corporation says an autonomous rail system it's been developing in Australia is fully operational, making it the "world's largest robot."
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Australian Autonomous Train Is The “World’s Largest Robot”

By Jon Christian

Uber will begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh on Thursday, marking the company's first tests since a fatal incident in March.
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Nine Months After Killing a Pedestrian, Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Are Back on the Road

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to its partnership with startup Nuro, supermarket chain Kroger is starting to make deliveries via its autonomous bots without any drivers.
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U.S. Grocer Kroger Has Begun Making Autonomous Deliveries

By Victor Tangermann

British self-driving-car software startup Wayve has figured out a way to teach an AV how to drive exclusively using a simulation — not real world streets.
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An Autonomous Car Learned How to Drive IRL Inside a Simulation

By Victor Tangermann

People Are Road Raging At Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars
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People Are Road Raging At Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Samsung Is Reportedly Helping Tesla With Self-Driving Car Tech
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Samsung Is Reportedly Helping Tesla With Self-Driving Car Tech

By Dan Robitzski

An employee sent an email to Uber execs warning about issues with the company's autonomous cars days before a self-driving fatality.
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Whistleblower: Uber Could Have Prevented Self-Driving Fatality

By Kristin Houser

Waymo self-driving taxis services have begun rolling out to the public in Arizona
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Waymo’s Self-Driving Taxi Service Signals Rough Roads Ahead for AVs

By Jacob Banas

Waymo has launched a commercial self-driving taxi service called Waymo One, and it works a lot like Uber or Lyft — but without a driver.
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Waymo Has Officially Launched a Self-Driving Taxi Service

By Kristin Houser

A self-driving vehicle named Lotte is taking autonomous delivery to the next level, eliminating the need for a human to immediately retrieve their package.
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This Self-Driving Car Uses a Fold-Out Robot Arm to Deliver Parcels

By Kristin Houser

Self-Driving Trucks Will Transport Limestone in a Norwegian Mine
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Self-Driving Trucks Will Transport Limestone in a Norwegian Mine

By Victor Tangermann

Ford, Walmart, and Postmates have teamed up to develop a service in which self-driving cars deliver goods right to customers homes.
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Ford and Walmart Want Self-Driving Cars to Deliver Your Groceries

By Kristin Houser

The U.K.'s Ministry of Defense is actively building military drones that can target and kill with minimal human involvement.
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The UK Is Developing Autonomous Killer Robots

By Dan Robitzski

In the future, sex workers in urban areas could operate out of autonomous vehicles, according to a new report by UK academics.
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Joy Ride: Experts Say Future Sex Work Could Happen in Autonomous Cars

By Kristin Houser

Waymo is the first company to receive a permit to test truly driverless cars — autonomous vehicles without a safety driver — on California roads.
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Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars Will No Longer Have Safety Drivers

By Kristin Houser

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Ford’s Self-Driving Cars Are About to Chauffeur Your Senator

By Kristin Houser

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People Would Rather a Self-Driving Car Kill a Criminal Than a Dog

By Kristin Houser

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Poll: Cool Teens Think Self-Driving Cars Are Totally Lame

By Dan Robitzski

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Tesla Just Dropped “Full Self-Driving” Mode From the Model 3

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo's newly published AV safety guidelines tell law enforcement officials and first responders how they should deal with crashed AVs.
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This Guide Could Dictate How Cops Handle Autonomous Car Crashes

By Kristin Houser

Op-Ed: Lego-Like Customization Will Give Us Autonomous Vehicles We Never Imagined
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Op-Ed: Lego-Like Customization Will Give Us Autonomous Vehicles We Never Imagined

By Shaoshan Liu

The US Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads
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The US Government Wants to Allow Fully Autonomous Vehicles on US Roads

By Victor Tangermann

BMW's self-driving motorcycle can start, stop, and navigate all by itself, but the company says creating a fully autonomous vehicle wasn't its intention.
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BMW’s Self-Driving Motorcycle Could Help Keep Bikers Safe

By Kristin Houser

The human driver of the other car was to blame for a recent Apple AV accident, the first to involved one of the tech company's autonomous vehicles.
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One of Apple’s Autonomous Cars Just Crashed, and (Surprise) It Was A Human’s Fault

By Kristin Houser

Researchers create an EV-charging robot that can autonomously charge vehicles, potentially solving the problem of charging autonomous cars.
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Who’s Gonna Charge Autonomous EVs? Seems Like It Might Be This Robot.

By Kristin Houser

Waymo’s Phoenix Project Could Tell Us If Self-Driving Cars Can Improve Public Transportation
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Waymo’s Phoenix Project Could Tell Us If Self-Driving Cars Can Improve Public Transportation

By Kristin Houser

Uber just announced plans to shutter its self-driving truck division, at least temporarily, while it focuses on its self-driving cars.
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Uber Kills Self-Driving Truck Division, Clearing the Road for Tesla

By Kristin Houser

That major pledge against building autonomous killing machines is a great start, but it has some glaring holes in what it covers.
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Leaders Who Pledged Not To Build Autonomous Killing Machines Are Ignoring The Real Problem

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: Baidu’s Autonomous Buses Will Start Transporting Passengers in Japan Next Year
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The Digest: Baidu’s Autonomous Buses Will Start Transporting Passengers in Japan Next Year

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: It Will Take A Lot More Than Autonomous Vehicles To Unclog City Centers
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The Digest: It Will Take A Lot More Than Autonomous Vehicles To Unclog City Centers

By Victor Tangermann

Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians
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Watch This Autonomous Car Carefully, Safely Weave Through A Crowd of Pedestrians

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla Will “Enable Full Self-Driving Features” in August. Here’s What That Actually Means.
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Tesla Will “Enable Full Self-Driving Features” in August. Here’s What That Actually Means.

By Kristin Houser

Yes, Autonomous Cars Are Going To Kill People Before They Save Lives, Expert Says
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Yes, Autonomous Cars Are Going To Kill People Before They Save Lives, Expert Says

By Dan Robitzski

As Self-Driving Cars Hit Roadblocks, Autonomous Boats Could Take Traffic Off The Streets
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As Self-Driving Cars Hit Roadblocks, Autonomous Boats Could Take Traffic Off The Streets

By Dan Robitzski

Uber’s Self-Driving Car May Have “Decided” Not to Swerve To Prevent The Fatal Crash
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Uber’s Self-Driving Car May Have “Decided” Not to Swerve To Prevent The Fatal Crash

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo Plans to Deploy The Largest Fleet of Autonomous Vehicles by 2020
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Waymo Plans to Deploy The Largest Fleet of Autonomous Vehicles by 2020

By Victor Tangermann

Arizona Bans Uber’s Autonomous Vehicles Following Pedestrian Death
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Arizona Bans Uber’s Autonomous Vehicles Following Pedestrian Death

By Kristin Houser

Uber’s Self-Driving Car Just Killed a Pedestrian (updated)
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Uber’s Self-Driving Car Just Killed a Pedestrian (updated)

By Kristin Houser

Uber’s Autonomous Trucks Still Need a Human Touch
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Uber’s Autonomous Trucks Still Need a Human Touch

By Brad Jones

Toyota Is Launching a $2.8 Billion Self-Driving Car Company
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Toyota Is Launching a $2.8 Billion Self-Driving Car Company

By Chelsea Gohd

Autonomous Transport Pods Make For a Sci-Fi Commute in Dubai
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Autonomous Transport Pods Make For a Sci-Fi Commute in Dubai

By Dom Galeon

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Want to Ride in a Self-Driving Car? This Is What It’s Like.

By Kyree Leary

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Soon California’s Autonomous Cars Will Drive All on Their Own

By Dom Galeon

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Self-Driving Cars Are Smart, But Car Washes Stump Them

By Abby Norman

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Volkswagen Teases Their I.D. Brand’s First Fully Autonomous Car Concept

By Kristin Houser

Hyundai’s Hydrogen-Powered, Self-Driving SUV Runs on Level 4 Autonomy
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Hyundai’s Hydrogen-Powered, Self-Driving SUV Runs on Level 4 Autonomy

By Dom Galeon

A UK Project Wants to Make Autonomous Driving More Human
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A UK Project Wants to Make Autonomous Driving More Human

By Chelsea Gohd

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An Autonomous Vehicle Project Sets Its Sights On a 200-Mile Test Drive in 2019

By Kyree Leary