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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Tesla robotaxis launch in Austin, Texas

Nation Aug 21

Federal regulators investigating why Tesla is slow in reporting crashes involving self-driving technology

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Nation Dec 13

Strike outside Tesla's Service Center in Segeltorp
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The self-driving safety concerns that led to Tesla’s recall of 2 million cars

Tesla has recalled 2 million cars, nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. since 2012, because of issues with its self-driving features. Safety regulators have investigated nearly a thousand crashes involving Tesla's autopilot system, which can fully take…

By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings

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 Dec 07

An Uber self-driving car drives down 5th Street on March 28, 2017 in San Francisco, California. Cars in Uber's self-driving cars are back on the roads after the program was temporarily halted following a crash in Tempe, Arizona on Friday. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Uber to sell self-driving vehicles arm amid pandemic struggles

Uber is selling off its autonomous vehicles development arm to Aurora as the ride-hailing company slims down after its revenues were pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic.

By Cathy Bussewitz, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Science Feb 06

U.S. lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules

For the first time, the U.S. government has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet safety standards that apply to cars and trucks driven by humans.

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Jun 30

Driver killed in self-driving car accident for first time

By Joan Lowy, Tom Krishner, Associated Press

Self-driving car driver killed in Florida collision, a first.

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Jan 15

Watch 3:39
Drive the car of the future? No, it drives you

By PBS News Hour

A big sensation at the Consumer Electronic Show this year was a preview of the autonomous driving car, a vehicle equipped with a supercomputing chip and software that can recognize other vehicles and obstacles. Special correspondent Steve Goldbloom takes the…

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May 28

Google unveils plans for driverless car

By Talia Mindich

Google will begin building its own driverless cars, co-founder Sergey Brin announced Tuesday night at a conference in California.

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