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FILE PHOTO: Waymo driverless vehicles charge at a Waymo charging station in Santa Monica

Nation Jun 24

Waymo’s robotaxies to start carrying riders in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Nation Nov 09

Donald Trump to testify in New York civil fraud trial
Watch 3:50
News Wrap: Trump’s legal team asks judge to end New York civil trial

In our news wrap Thursday, former President Trump's legal team asked a judge in New York to immediately end his civil fraud trial, the man accused of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband went on trial, and more than…

Nation Sep 23

Driverless
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Rollout of driverless cabs in select U.S. cities raises safety questions

If you call a taxi in some U.S. cities, the car that picks you up might not have a driver. Self-driving “robo-cabs” are generating a lot of interest and controversy, and major technical questions remain. Aarian Marshall, a staff writer…

By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde

Economy Apr 22

A Tesla logo is seen in Los Angeles, California. Telsa is showing off its latest technology to investors Monday. Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Tesla expects to have fully self-driving cars by next year

The company made the announcement during an investor conference at its Palo Alto, California, headquarters Monday.

By Michael Liedtke, Tom Krishner, Associated Press

Making Sen$e Jan 24

Watch 7:46
A career truck driver on why his is no longer ‘a middle-class job’

Jobs in the trucking industry are increasingly threatened by technology and the rise of driverless trucks. But what explains the contradictory dynamic between fears of job elimination and a current shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.? The NewsHour returns…

By Paul Solman

Jul 01

Tesla crash could stall public acceptance of driverless cars

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

DETROIT — It was the crash the auto industry knew was coming but still feared.

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May 28

How will driverless cars make life-or-death decisions?

By Kamala Kelkar

In a future when cars no longer need humans to drive, decisions about who might live or die in a crash are already being made — by the so-called “moral codes” preprogrammed into a car's neurology.

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