Self Driving

Everything to know about autonomous vehicles and the technology behind them, from truly self-driving cars to the advanced driver assistance features coming to the vehicles already on the road.

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Tesla is ditching a key type of sensor. Here’s what that means for its vehicles.
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Tesla is ditching a key type of sensor. Here’s what that means for its vehicles.

By Aaron Cole / The Drive

Cruise self-driving car
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Self-driving cars keep causing traffic jams in San Francisco

By Lewin Day / The Drive

CEO of self-driving car company admits that humans may always be part of the equation
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CEO of self-driving car company admits that humans may always be part of the equation

By Victoria Scott/The Drive

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?
AI

Are we ready for our Uber Eats orders to arrive via robot?

By Rob Verger

The UK is upgrading military buggies into self-driving vehicles
Military

The UK is upgrading military buggies into self-driving vehicles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Man using Tesla interface inside vehicle
Electric Vehicles

YouTube removes video of Tesla superfan testing autopilot safety on a child

By Andrew Paul

Promo photo of Lyft and Motional's self-driving Ioniq 5 robotaxi
Electric Vehicles

Self-driving Lyfts will cruise the Vegas strip by early 2023

By Andrew Paul

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Army

What the future holds for the Army’s venerable Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A giant Hyundai cargo ship’s long haul in the Pacific was at least partly autonomous
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A giant Hyundai cargo ship’s long haul in the Pacific was at least partly autonomous

By James Gilboy / The Drive

Training autonomous cars to drive off-road is as hard as it looks
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Training autonomous cars to drive off-road is as hard as it looks

By Hazel Southwell/The Drive

This new Mercedes self-driving system lets you take your eyes off the road
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This new Mercedes self-driving system lets you take your eyes off the road

By Dan Carney

a Toyota race car on a track
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This autonomous Toyota race car can drift like a pro

By Rob Verger

inside of a Tesla
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‘Autopilot’ systems in cars are finally getting graded on safety

By Rob Stumpf

a self-driving grocery robot
Robots

Nuro’s little grocery-toting robot just got a big upgrade

By Rob Verger

A concept vehicle from Waymo
Electric Vehicles

Check out Waymo’s new electric, self-driving taxi design

By Rob Verger

Black Tesla Model S driving on a road at dusk
Self Driving

Tesla caps off a tumultuous year with a massive recall

By Charlotte Hu

an interior video of a parked Tesla
Electric Vehicles

The government is investigating why Tesla drivers can play solitaire at the wheel

By Colleen Hagerty

tesla car steering wheel
Self Driving

What we know so far about the fatal Tesla crash in Paris

By Colleen Hagerty

Honda will soon start patrolling Ohio highways to improve the roads
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Honda will soon start patrolling Ohio highways to improve the roads

By Rob Verger

The 6 terms you need to know to understand self-driving cars
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The 6 terms you need to know to understand self-driving cars

By Dan Carney

Why this Amazon-owned company is bringing its autonomous vehicles to Seattle
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Why this Amazon-owned company is bringing its autonomous vehicles to Seattle

By Rob Verger

Kitty Hawk’s electric airplane will fly you around—with no pilot
Aviation

Kitty Hawk’s electric airplane will fly you around—with no pilot

By Rob Verger

This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously
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This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously

By Colleen Hagerty

The US Navy launched a missile from a ghost ship. Wait, what?
Military

The US Navy launched a missile from a ghost ship. Wait, what?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Check out the futuristic turrets US tanks might sport
Army

Check out the futuristic turrets US tanks might sport

By Kelsey D. Atherton

fire trucks lines up on a road
Self Driving

Teslas keep hitting emergency vehicles, and now the government is investigating

By Rob Verger

a parking garage
Electric Vehicles

We’re getting closer to a world filled with self-parking cars

By Rob Stumpf

Report: Tesla’s fatal crash can’t be blamed on software errors
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Report: Tesla’s fatal crash can’t be blamed on software errors

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Tesla is using a supercomputer to train its self-driving tech
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How Tesla is using a supercomputer to train its self-driving tech

By Rob Stumpf

The new Mission Master XT is a massive military self-driving pack mule
Military

The new Mission Master XT is a massive military self-driving pack mule

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A self-driving Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona
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A self-driving Uber hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona

By Stan Horaczek

Britain Launches First Driverless Car—And It’s Precious
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Britain Launches First Driverless Car—And It’s Precious

By Junnie Kwon

The role of humans in self-driving cars is even more complicated after Uber’s fatal crash
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The role of humans in self-driving cars is even more complicated after Uber’s fatal crash

By Stan Horaczek

car
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This Company Wants To Turn Your Car Into A Driverless Car

By Xavier Harding

You’re Just Not That Into Self-Parking Vehicles, Are You?
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You’re Just Not That Into Self-Parking Vehicles, Are You?

By Richard Read/The Car Connection

Should Elderly Drivers Be The Early Adopters Of Autonomous Cars?
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Should Elderly Drivers Be The Early Adopters Of Autonomous Cars?

By Bengt Halvorson/ Motor Authority

Concept: An Autonomous Electric Hearse
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Concept: An Autonomous Electric Hearse

By Stephen Edelstein/Green Car Reports

Is Apple Testing An Autonomous Car?
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Is Apple Testing An Autonomous Car?

By Viknesh Vijayenthiran/ Motor Authority

Hyundai Tiger walking car concept in the woods.
Concept Cars

Hyundai’s walking concept car promises to go where other vehicles can’t

By Stan Horaczek

A speeding Porsche.
Self Driving

How self-driving vehicles of the future could curb carsickness

By Rob Verger

Ford vehicle
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How the autonomous vehicle engineers at Ford are helping to make it safe to drive

By Ford Built for America

Armis
Military

France’s new military trucks can form a convoy with just one driver

By Christina Mackenzie

Zoox self-driving cars
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Amazon may have just taken a big step toward self-driving delivery vehicles

By Stan Horaczek

Apple VR headset fake
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Apple’s VR and AR headsets could still be years away

By Popular Science Team

Valkyrie
Aviation

The Navy and Air Force have been experimenting with uncrewed fighter jets

By Rob Verger

A mock self-driving car deploys its sensors on the road.
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Self-driving cars still have major perception problems

By Yulong Cao & Z. Morley Mao/The Conversation

Jaguar
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Waymo’s new self-driving cars are electric Jaguars loaded with sensors and cameras

By Rob Verger

Autonomous ships could be the new pawns on the naval chessboard
DARPA

Autonomous ships could be the new pawns on the naval chessboard

By Christina Mackenzie

How Waymo is teaching self-driving cars to deal with the chaos of parking lots
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How Waymo is teaching self-driving cars to deal with the chaos of parking lots

By Rob Verger

A Boeing air taxi prototype crashed last month. That might be a good thing.
Aviation

A Boeing air taxi prototype crashed last month. That might be a good thing.

By Rob Verger

Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars
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Lyft’s braille guide to autonomous tech helps the blind become familiar with robocars

By Rob Verger

Driverless car proponents love this stat. Too bad it’s a wreck.
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Driverless car proponents love this stat. Too bad it’s a wreck.

By Dan Albert

This frankencopter could be Uber’s flying taxi of the future
Aviation

This frankencopter could be Uber’s flying taxi of the future

By Rob Verger

Watch a digitally-upgraded Black Hawk helicopter fly for the first time
Aviation

Watch a digitally-upgraded Black Hawk helicopter fly for the first time

By Rob Verger

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles
AI

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles

By Rob Verger

Black Hawk helicopters have a flight plan to go autonomous
Aviation

Black Hawk helicopters have a flight plan to go autonomous

By Rob Verger

Volvo taught its cars to warn each other about icy roads
Self Driving

Volvo taught its cars to warn each other about icy roads

By Rob Verger

pedestrian with backpack waiting to cross the street
Health

What will it take for humans to trust self-driving cars?

By Rob Verger

Before self-driving cars can get safer, they need to push their limits
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Before self-driving cars can get safer, they need to push their limits

By Rob Verger

No jetpacks. Zero flying cars. Where is the future we were promised?
Aviation

No jetpacks. Zero flying cars. Where is the future we were promised?

By Andrew Zaleski

Left turns are hard for self-driving cars and people alike
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Left turns are hard for self-driving cars and people alike

By Rob Verger

How self-driving cars can predict the way pedestrians move
AI

How self-driving cars can predict the way pedestrians move

By Rob Verger

self-driving cars
AI

Where to find self-driving cars on the road right now

By Rob Verger

California lane-splitting is now legal
Motorcycles

How well does Tesla’s autopilot detect lane-splitting motorcycles?

By Byron Wilson/Motorcyclist

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