Robotaxi company Cruise withdraws all cars from San Francisco streets
The move was to regain trust while investigations are being carried out, after a Cruise driverless car dragged a woman several metres.
Wed Nov 15 2023
We were told we'd be riding in self-driving cars by now. What happened to the promised revolution?
Proponents woefully underestimated the technological challenges and as it turns out, developing a truly driverless vehicle is hard.
Thu Mar 23 2023
In Texas, driverless trucks are set to take over roads
The futuristic idea may seem surreal but Texas has become the epicentre of a rapidly developing self-driving vehicle industry.
Sun Jan 23 2022
Dangerously trending: Driverless Tesla videos on social media
It was a boozy joyride captured for TikTok with a soundtrack provided by Justin Bieber and with a Tesla serving as the "Designated Driver".
Mon May 31 2021
Two dead in Tesla crash in Texas that was believed to be driverless
Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver's seat, crashed into a tree.
Mon Apr 19 2021
Singapore launches new self-driving bus trial
Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses.
Fri Jan 29 2021
Signalling problem causes delays in Kelana Jaya LRT service
The service disruption which started at 6.30am involved the Taman Paramount and Taman Jaya stations.
Mon Apr 24 2017
Driverless future? Not so fast, say Americans
Americans prefer the option to drive, even in a world where cars can drive themselves.
Sun Oct 02 2016
Barack Obama hails self-driving cars' huge potential
President Barack Obama gave an enthusiastic endorsement to self-driving vehicles that, when safe, could prove "transformative".
Tue Sep 20 2016
Uber launches groundbreaking driverless car service
Uber launched a groundbreaking driverless car service Wednesday, jumping ahead of Detroit auto giants and Silicon Valley rivals with technology that could revolutionize transportation.
Wed Sep 14 2016
For some safety experts, Uber's self-driving taxi test isn't something to hail
Uber's decision to bring self-driving taxis to the streets of Pittsburgh on Wednesday is raising alarms among a swath of safety experts.
Mon Sep 12 2016
Inside the story of how Uber launched its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh
Last month, Uber made a surprise announcement: The company would let Uber customers hail self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh.
Mon Sep 05 2016
Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020
A US software firm which chose Singapore for the world's first public trial of driverless taxis hopes to be operating in 10 Asian and US cities by 2020.
Tue Aug 30 2016
Singapore trials driverless taxis in world first
The world's first driverless taxis went into operation on Thursday in Singapore in a limited public trial, beating giants like Uber in the race to roll out the revolutionary technology.
Thu Aug 25 2016
Uber buying self-driving truck startup Otto
Uber said it had acquired the commercial transport-focused tech startup Otto as the company presses ahead with its pursuit of self-driving technology.
Fri Aug 19 2016