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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Veoneer driving facial recognition mood
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Artificial intelligence thinks your face is full of data. Could it actually unmask you?

By Eleanor Cummins

rover robot
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Self-driving, burrito-carrying rovers are going to talk to us with their eyes

By Rob Verger

Delivering groceries with self-driving cars may be even trickier than transporting people
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Delivering groceries with self-driving cars may be even trickier than transporting people

By Jordan Golson

Mercedes Silver Arrow
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The coolest concept cars from the 2018 Paris Motor Show

By Jordan Golson

Self-driving car companies are racking up simulated miles. Here’s why.
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Self-driving car companies are racking up simulated miles. Here’s why.

By Rob Verger

Disney robot Stuntronics
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Disney is turning to robots to pull off dangerous aerial feats

By Rob Verger

This self-driving grocery delivery car will sacrifice itself to save pedestrians
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This self-driving grocery delivery car will sacrifice itself to save pedestrians

By Rob Verger

Everything self-driving cars calculate before changing lanes
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Everything self-driving cars calculate before changing lanes

By Rob Verger

This self-driving car relies on spinning lasers to navigate down rural roads
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This self-driving car relies on spinning lasers to navigate down rural roads

By Rob Verger

Self-driving cars should earn people’s trust with good communication
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Self-driving cars should earn people’s trust with good communication

By Rob Verger

We should build a baby-brained artificial intelligence
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We should build a baby-brained artificial intelligence

By Bryan Gardiner

Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car
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Apple thinks putting on a VR headset could help fight nausea in the car

By Rob Verger

Someday, you might subscribe to a self-driving taxi service, Netflix-style
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Someday, you might subscribe to a self-driving taxi service, Netflix-style

By Rob Verger

You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you’ll ride in them a lot
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You probably won’t own a self-driving car, but you’ll ride in them a lot

By Rob Verger

A motorcyclist is suing GM after crashing into its self-driving car
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A motorcyclist is suing GM after crashing into its self-driving car

By Rob Verger

Chevy AV
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Here’s where your new car lands on the self-driving scale

By Stan Horaczek

RIP iPod Nano
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Last Week in Tech: Reports of MS Paint’s death have been greatly exaggerated

By Stan Horaczek

What moral code should your self-driving car follow?
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What moral code should your self-driving car follow?

By Marlene Cimons

Bosch plans to use radar sensors in millions of cars to make better maps
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Bosch plans to use radar sensors in millions of cars to make better maps

By Rob Verger

IBM could have a solution to one of self-driving cars’ biggest problems
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IBM could have a solution to one of self-driving cars’ biggest problems

By Rob Verger

Building good mobile navigation is super hard. So why is Uber trying it?
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Building good mobile navigation is super hard. So why is Uber trying it?

By Rob Verger

Robotic food delivery is rolling into the United States in February
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Robotic food delivery is rolling into the United States in February

By Cici Zhang

People are bad at taking over from autonomous cars
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People are bad at taking over from autonomous cars

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How the government is making way for self-driving cars
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How the government is making way for self-driving cars

By Xavier Harding

Uber Freight goes after the trucking business
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Uber Freight goes after the trucking business

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Visualization of vehicle communication
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The Department of Transportation wants to make cars talk

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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New study: Humans may falter when taking control of self-driving cars

By Corinne Iozzio

Uber’s Flying Car Ambitions Are Lofty And Ridiculous
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Uber’s Flying Car Ambitions Are Lofty And Ridiculous

By Kelsey D. Atherton

We Could Be The Last Car-Owning Generation, Says Transportation Secretary Foxx
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We Could Be The Last Car-Owning Generation, Says Transportation Secretary Foxx

By Xavier Harding

MIT Game Asks Who Driverless Cars Should Kill
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MIT Game Asks Who Driverless Cars Should Kill

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Driverless Bus Gets Into Fender Bender In Switzerland
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Driverless Bus Gets Into Fender Bender In Switzerland

By Kelsey D. Atherton

We Got Behind The Wheel Of Uber’s Self-Driving Car
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We Got Behind The Wheel Of Uber’s Self-Driving Car

By Xavier Harding

Pitt Stop: Inside Uber’s Driverless Car Experiment
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Pitt Stop: Inside Uber’s Driverless Car Experiment

By Xavier Harding

Uber self driving car
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Uber’s Self-Driving Car Fleet Will Hit The Road This Summer

By Xavier Harding

The U.S. Military Is Patrolling Djibouti With Robot Golf Carts
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The U.S. Military Is Patrolling Djibouti With Robot Golf Carts

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Elon Musk at the Tesla Model 3 unveiling event
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Elon Musk Takes To Twitter To Defend Tesla

By Samantha Cole

Germany May Have Driverless Trains By 2023
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Germany May Have Driverless Trains By 2023

By Lindsey Kratochwill

This Google Patent Is Like Human Flypaper For Cars
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This Google Patent Is Like Human Flypaper For Cars

By G. Clay Whittaker

Meet The Self-Driving Rubber Duckie Taxis Of Duckietown
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Meet The Self-Driving Rubber Duckie Taxis Of Duckietown

By Mary Beth Griggs

Platoons Of Self-Driving Trucks Cross Europe
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Platoons Of Self-Driving Trucks Cross Europe

By Mary Beth Griggs

MIT Envisions A Future Without Traffic Lights
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MIT Envisions A Future Without Traffic Lights

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Google’s Driverless Cars Will Be Legally Treated Like Human Drivers
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Google’s Driverless Cars Will Be Legally Treated Like Human Drivers

By Dave Gershgorn

Tesla Car Can Be Summoned And Park Itself
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Tesla Car Can Be Summoned And Park Itself

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ISIS Shows Off A Driverless Carbomb
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ISIS Shows Off A Driverless Carbomb

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Nvidia’s New Chip Aims To Power The Next Generation Of Driverless Cars
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Nvidia’s New Chip Aims To Power The Next Generation Of Driverless Cars

By Dave Gershgorn

Google’s Driverless Car Project Will Become Its Own Alphabet Company
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Google’s Driverless Car Project Will Become Its Own Alphabet Company

By Xavier Harding

Acura NSX
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Dreams, Fantasies, and Realities: Inside Honda’s Japanese R&D Lab

By Eric Adams

In Greece, Driverless Buses Are Now Accepting Passengers
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In Greece, Driverless Buses Are Now Accepting Passengers

By Lydia Chain

The Car Of The Future May Look Nothing Like A Car
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The Car Of The Future May Look Nothing Like A Car

By Mary Beth Griggs

Forget Delivery Drones: This Tiny Robot Car Carries Packages Over Ground
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Forget Delivery Drones: This Tiny Robot Car Carries Packages Over Ground

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Who Will Driverless Cars Decide To Kill?
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Who Will Driverless Cars Decide To Kill?

By Dave Gershgorn

Tesla Model S
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Tesla Cars Become Autonomous Overnight

By Eric Adams

Brilliant 10: Bhaskar Krishnamachari Networks Cars For Safer Roads
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Brilliant 10: Bhaskar Krishnamachari Networks Cars For Safer Roads

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

Google [X]’s Astro Teller Sees The Future
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Google [X]’s Astro Teller Sees The Future

By Edited and condensed by Michael Nuñez

Robots Are Coming For The Garbageman’s Job
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Robots Are Coming For The Garbageman’s Job

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Former Hyundai CEO Will Lead Google’s Self-Driving Car Initiative
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Former Hyundai CEO Will Lead Google’s Self-Driving Car Initiative

By Xavier Harding

Intel Vows To Stop Car Hackers
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Intel Vows To Stop Car Hackers

By Dave Gershgorn

Uber Powerful: The Car Service’s Brazen Plan To Become A Robotic Superpower
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Uber Powerful: The Car Service’s Brazen Plan To Become A Robotic Superpower

By Erik Sofge

Hackers Can Trick Driverless Cars With A Handheld Laser
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Hackers Can Trick Driverless Cars With A Handheld Laser

By Dave Gershgorn

Volkswagen Built A Prototype Self-Driving Stroller…Maybe
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Volkswagen Built A Prototype Self-Driving Stroller…Maybe

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robot, You Can Drive My Car
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Robot, You Can Drive My Car

By Futuropolis

Big Automakers Need Nokia’s Maps For Their Driverless Car Future
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Big Automakers Need Nokia’s Maps For Their Driverless Car Future

By Dave Gershgorn

Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With ‘Ludicrous Mode’
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Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With ‘Ludicrous Mode’

By Eric Adams

Who’s Responsible When A Self-Driving Car Crashes?
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Who’s Responsible When A Self-Driving Car Crashes?

By Breanna Draxler