A team of engineers at Rice University has developed a tiny new sensor that could dramatically improve the safety of self-driving cars on public roads. This is a compact, low-power millimeter-wave ...

Handing control to a self-driving car is less like flipping a sci-fi switch and more […] ...

Self-driving cars have made impressive progress. They can follow lanes, keep their distance, and navigate familiar routes ...

Self-driving cars did not disappear. They simply slipped out of the spotlight. While attention shifted to generative AI, autonomous vehicles quietly began operating in real cities, carrying passengers ...

Under the proposals being debated, AV companies would be required to submit detailed documentation showing how their systems are designed, tested, and validated.

"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

Today, the unmanned vehicles circulating on American highways and side streets are a fraction of what executives promised in the giddy early days of the technology’s development. But when will drivers ...

Uber wants to provide all the many other ingredients of self-driving beyond the vehicle, including of course the ride hail ...

Outside my door in Austin, Texas, a portentous transportation choice is playing out. One path points to a light-rail system that’s been in the works for a quarter of a century and hasn’t broken ground ...

Self-driving cars often seem like something pulled straight from science fiction. The idea that a vehicle can steer, brake, and navigate traffic without human input still feels futuristic to many ...