Latest Autonomous Vehicles Headlines

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NHTSA Seeks Updates From Tesla in Autopilot Probe

Jul 6 2023 // U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they are seeking updated responses and current data for an ongoing probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles and the automaker’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot.The...

UK Autonomous Vehicle Dreams Could Break Down at Starting Line Without Rules

Jun 12 2023 // Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see startups shift testing elsewhere if promised laws to regulate the technology are not passed before the next general election, startups and...

Tesla Cleared by Jury in Autopilot Crash Suit in Los Angeles

Apr 24 2023 // Tesla Inc. was found by a Los Angeles jury not to be at fault following a trial over a driver’s claim that the Autopilot feature in her Model S caused her to veer into the center median of a city street, according to...

NC Authorities Trying to See if Tesla was in Autopilot When Teen Hit at School Bus

Mar 20 2023 // A North Carolina teenager who was struck by a car this week while departing a school bus in Halifax County is now in good condition, a hospital spokesperson said Friday.Tillman Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at the...

Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Self-Driving Safety Claims

Feb 28 2023 // Tesla Inc. and its Chief Executive Elon Musk were sued on Monday by shareholders who accused them of overstating the effectiveness and safety of their electric vehicles’ Autopilot and Full Self-Driving...

Tesla Recalls 362,000 Vehicles Over Full Self-Driving Software

Feb 17 2023 // Tesla Inc. said it would recall 362,000 U.S. vehicles to update its Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software after U.S. regulators said on Thursday the driver assistance system did not adequately adhere to traffic safety laws...

Musk Faces SEC Probe for Role in Tesla Self-Driving Claims

Jan 30 2023 // US regulators are investigating Elon Musk’s role in shaping Tesla Inc.’s self-driving car claims, the latest effort by watchdogs to scrutinize the actions of the world’s second-richest person.The review...

Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies

Jan 18 2023 // A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a...

AI in Connected Cars Can Ease Rush Hour Congestion, Vanderbilt Research Shows

Nov 28 2022 // As millions of people travel the interstates this Thanksgiving, many will encounter patches of traffic at a standstill for no apparent reason – no construction or accident. Researchers say the problem is you.Human...

Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims

Oct 27 2022 // Tesla Inc. is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company’s electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said.The U.S. Department of Justice...

Full Self-Driving Won’t Be Approved For Teslas This Year: Musk

Oct 24 2022 // Tesla Inc.’s advanced driver assistant software won’t gain regulatory approval in 2022, CEO Elon Musk said in remarks last week, which indicate the company is not yet able to satisfy authorities that its cars...

Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study

Oct 17 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...

Many Americans Apprehensive About Self-Driving Cars: Study

Sep 28 2022 // The majority of Americans (76%) say they would feel less safe driving or riding in cars with self-driving features. Similarly, 73% of people would feel less safe knowing others on the road are traveling in cars with...

Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims

Sep 15 2022 // Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features.The complaint accused...

Autonomous Cars May Always Need Remote Human Supervisors, Experts Say

Sep 12 2022 // MILTON KEYNES, England — Autonomous vehicle (AV) startups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on promises to develop truly self-driving cars, but industry executives and experts say remote human supervisors...

U.S. Seeks Information From Tesla on In-Car Camera in Autopilot Probe

Aug 19 2022 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver awareness as part of a probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that employ the carmaker’s...

Agency Probing Self-Driving Cruise Car Crash In California

Jul 11 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving vehicle in California that resulted in minor injuries, the agency said on Thursday.The auto...

U.S. Agency Upgrades Tesla Autopilot Safety Probe, Step Before Possible Recall

Jun 10 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek...

Logistics Giants Hedge Their Bets in Uncertain U.S. Self-Driving Truck Race

Apr 4 2022 // U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and neither are their biggest potential customers.The uncertainties...

Report from California Watchdog Group Calls for Privacy Protections from Connected Cars

Mar 30 2022 // A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model across the country.Secret...