An autonomous self-driving Waymo was caught on tape Monday in the Atlanta, Georgia, area, blowing past a school bus that had stopped with its red lights flashing, a move that would have landed a human driver a $1,000 ticket. Altanta police have not issued a citation in the case and told CBS News they currently…
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says autonomous cars will act as a “catalyst” for EV adoption as Uber expands its global self-driving footprint. Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Annual Summit The once-booming U.S. market for electric vehicles is slowing, but Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi isn’t fazed. Speaking today (Sept. 23) at the Concordia Summit…
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) -Alphabet’s Waymo plans to start offering autonomous cab rides in Nashville next year in collaboration with ride-hailing firm Lyft, the two companies said. Riders in the Music City will initially be able to hail self-driving cabs through the Waymo app. As the service grows, riders will also be able to use…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has frequently expressed his opinions on LiDAR in the past, but in recent days, the EV maker’s frontman has continued to discuss the weaknesses in the technology and why his company has relied on cameras. He also mentioned the suite’s limits on Waymo’s capabilities. Tesla completely abandoned using radar alongside its…
Inside driverless Waymo as company plans expansion Inside self-driving Waymo ride as company looks to expand to highways 02:29 Waymo, the ride-hailing service owned by Google-parent Alphabet, has recalled 1,212 of its driverless cars over faulty software that causes them to crash into chains, gates and other roadway barriers. “A vehicle that crashes into chains,…
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Inside self-driving Waymo ride as company looks to expand to highways – CBS News Watch CBS News The future of driving could mean no one behind the wheel — at least that’s what the autonomous driving tech company Waymo is hoping. To shift that goal into high gear, the company has started testing its self-driving…
Vehicle production has long been a symbol of national technological prowess and the manufacturing capability of countries such as the United States, Japan and Germany in the 20th century. As a result, China’s rapid global expansion in electric vehicles (EVs) in recent years has been a hot topic. While the winner of the EV competition…