Nation Sep 23 Rollout of driverless cabs in select U.S. cities raises safety questions By Ali Rogin, Winston Wilde
Economy May 23 Waymo, Uber set aside past rift to team up on self-driving taxis in Phoenix The partnership announced comes five years after Uber reached a $245 million settlement with Waymo to resolve a lawsuit alleging former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick conspired with former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski to steal Waymo's technology. By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
World May 16 U.S. announces criminal cases tracing an illegal flow of technology to Russia, China and Iran The Justice Department has announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple's software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Jan 31 DOJ requests Tesla automated driving documents “To our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred,” Tesla said in the filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By Tom Krisher, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Jun 15 U.S. safety regulator says automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of cars with automatic driver-assist Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to new statistics from U.S. safety regulators. By Tom Krisher, Associated Press
Dec 21 Robots are the future, and we don’t trust them By Thomas Maxwell Even when a robot is safer and more effective at performing a task than humans, companies still have to think hard about how to earn public trust. Continue reading
Oct 24 In a crash, should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians? 2 million people weigh in By Jamie Leventhal Researchers are using an online computer program to gauge how humans respond to tough ethical decisions involving AI technology for driverless vehicles. The results could inform car manufacturers and policy makers on how driverless vehicles should behave in life-or-death scenarios. Continue reading
Mar 19 Uber suspends self-driving car tests after first fatal pedestrian crash By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press Uber's testing was halted after police in a Phoenix suburb said one of its self-driving vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian overnight Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 26 Uber suspends self-driving vehicle program following Arizona accident By Michael D. Regan Uber halted a pilot program for self-driving vehicles following an accident on Saturday in Arizona. Continue reading
Feb 16 ‘Eagle eye’ lenses may inspire hi-def cameras as thin as a strand of hair By Andrew Wagner Miniature lenses that mimic the eyes of predatory birds could shrink a camera’s size to less than 1/100th of an inch -- and in the meantime, revolutionize a host of compact technologies. Continue reading