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GM Cruise Unveils Self-driving Car

TheThe not-a-car sits on the gleaming black stage surrounded by a halo of light. It’s orange and black and white, and roughly the same size as a crossover SUV, but somehow looks much larger from the outside. There is no obvious front to the vehicle, no hood, no driver...

Waymo: AV Safety

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo took a big step forward last fall when it began ferrying riders around the Phoenix area in robotaxis without human safety drivers. Humans have been behind the wheel for almost all of the 20 million miles of testing the company says it’s...

First Wave of AVs: Impact on Cities

There are no autonomous vehicles currently available to buy. We haven’t reached the stage where a truly autonomous vehicle has been designed, tested, manufactured, approved, priced or marketed. Until that happens, along with the development of legislation and...

Bosch Debuts AV Long-range Lidar Sensor

In spite of recent assertions from industry skeptics, it’s a widely held belief that autonomous cars will require redundant sensors beyond cameras and radars in order to meet safety baselines. That’s certainly the position of Stuttgart, Germany-based engineering...

California Green Lights Light-duty AVs

Autonomous, light-duty trucks can now be used for commercial purposes on public roads in California. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles announced the proposal Tuesday, which outlines a permitting process for companies wishing to test or deploy driverless trucks...