Self-Driving Tech
Latest Self-Driving Tech Stories

Ford, GM to Settle Legal Fight Over ‘Cruise’ Hands-Free Driving Name
By Peter Holderith / Updated Oct 4, 2021

The 2022 BMW iX Will Pull Over If You Pass Out
By Hazel Southwell / Updated Sep 30, 2021

Tesla Autopilot Will Now Recognize Emergency Lights, Reduce Speed: Report
By Peter Holderith / Updated Sep 27, 2021

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Is ‘Misleading and Irresponsible’: NTSB
By Hazel Southwell / Updated Sep 20, 2021

Self-Driving Ford Vehicles Might Deliver Your Next Walmart Order
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Sep 15, 2021

Feds Open Official Investigation Into Tesla Over Autopilot Crashes
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Aug 16, 2021

Tesla Owner Billed Over $14,000 For Accidental Full Self-Driving Purchase
By Lewin Day / Updated Aug 4, 2021

General Motors Sues Ford Over BlueCruise Hands-Free Driving Name
By Peter Holderith / Updated Jul 26, 2021

GM’s Super Cruise Won’t Do Automatic Lane Changes While Towing. Here’s Why
By James Gilboy / Updated Jul 23, 2021

GMC Yukon Might Be in Line for Super Cruise Hands-Free Driving
By James Gilboy / Updated Jul 23, 2021

Truly Driverless Rideshare Rides Are Coming to California
By Kristin V. Shaw / Updated Jun 5, 2021

Canoo’s Electric Minibus Will Start at $34,750 Before Tax Incentives
By James Gilboy / Updated May 18, 2021

The Way We Talk About Autonomy Is a Lie, and That’s Dangerous
By Jonathon Ramsey / Updated May 17, 2021

Authorities Say Tesla Model 3 Was on Autopilot During Fatal Crash in California
By Lewin Day / Updated May 14, 2021

Jailed Autopilot Abuser Buys Another Tesla, Immediately Starts Riding In Back Seat
By Rob Stumpf / Updated May 13, 2021

California Police Arrest Serial Backseat Tesla Driver for Abusing Autopilot
By Rob Stumpf / Updated May 12, 2021

VW Plans to Build Level 4 Self-Driving Vans By 2025
By Hazel Southwell / Updated May 12, 2021

NTSB Reports Tesla Model S Owner Killed in Fiery April Crash Got Into Driver’s Seat Initially
By Rob Stumpf / Updated May 11, 2021

Doug DeMuro’s Semi-Autonomous Systems Round-Up Is Beyond Stupid—It’s Potentially Dangerous
By Alex Roy / Updated May 10, 2021

Car Autonomy Levels Explained
By Justin Hughes / Updated May 9, 2021

Tesla Admits One Autopilot Feature Was Engaged During Deadly Texas Crash
By Jerry Perez / Updated Apr 29, 2021

Toyota Just Bought Lyft’s Self-Driving Company for $550 Million
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Apr 27, 2021

Investigators ‘100 Percent Sure’ No One Was in the Driver’s Seat in Fatal Tesla Crash
By Jerry Perez / Updated Apr 19, 2021

How The Media Gets Tesla Wrong: the David Pogue Edition
By Alex Roy / Updated Apr 15, 2021

Why I’m Joining Argo AI
By Alex Roy / Updated Apr 15, 2021

How Long, Really, Until Self-Driving Cars Hit the Streets?
By Eric Adams / Updated Apr 15, 2021

The Battle for Best Semi-Autonomous System: Tesla Autopilot Vs. GM SuperCruise, Head-to-Head
By Alex Roy / Updated Apr 15, 2021

Ford Reveals BlueCruise Hands-Free Driving Tech for F-150, Mustang Mach-E
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Apr 14, 2021

Here’s Why Tesla Still Sells a 94-Mile Model 3 Without Autopilot in Canada
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Apr 13, 2021

‘An Autonomous Car Is a Robot’: Apple’s Tim Cook on Apple Car Plans
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Apr 5, 2021

Teens in Rented Tesla Model 3 Crash Into Cop Car, Try Blaming It on Autopilot
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Mar 25, 2021

Honda’s World-First Level 3 Self-Driving Tech Won’t Hog the Passing Lane
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Mar 23, 2021

Boost, Blow-Off Valves, Wastegates: Some Turbocharging Terminology Explained
By Chris Rosales / Updated Mar 12, 2021

Tesla Admits Current ‘Full Self-Driving Beta’ Will Always Be a Level 2 System: Emails
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Mar 9, 2021

Honda’s Now Selling the World’s First Production Car with Level 3 Self-Driving Tech
By James Gilboy / Updated Mar 5, 2021

Elon Musk Wants Other Car Companies to License Autopilot
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Jan 28, 2021

Mom of the Year Films Kid’s Stupid and Dangerous Sleeping Tesla Driver Stunt for TikTok
By James Gilboy / Updated Jan 19, 2021

Drivers Who Trick Cars to Drive Hands-Free Could Face Fines Up to $250 In Arizona
By Stef Schrader / Updated Dec 29, 2020

Uber Sells Its Disastrous Self-Driving Division
By Stef Schrader / Updated Dec 7, 2020

Gangs Are Doing Fast & Furious-Style Heists on Moving Semi-Trucks to Steal PlayStation 5s
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Dec 7, 2020

Honda Launching World’s First Production Car With ‘Eyes-Off’ Self-Driving Tech by Mid-2021
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Nov 11, 2020

Hands-Free Driving Tech Comes to New Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E. But You Have to Subscribe
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Oct 30, 2020

Tesla’s ‘Full Self Driving’ Beta Tech Nearly Wrecked This Model 3 Into a Parked Car
By Peter Holderith / Updated Oct 27, 2020

Tesla Owner Videos Show ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta Has a Long Way to Go
By Stef Schrader / Updated Oct 27, 2020

Tesla Autopilot Confuses Red Text on a Flag for Stop Light
By Stef Schrader / Updated Oct 24, 2020

We Tested OpenPilot, the $1,199 Device That Adds Entry-Level Autonomy to Your Car
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Oct 15, 2020

Waymo Now Offers Driverless Taxi Rides to the Public in Phoenix
By Rob Stumpf / Updated Oct 8, 2020

Musk Claims Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Enters Beta Testing In the Next Month or So
By Stef Schrader / Updated Sep 22, 2020

Sleeping Tesla Driver Nabbed Doing 93 MPH on Autopilot with Seats ‘Completely Reclined’
By Peter Holderith / Updated Sep 17, 2020

Driver in Fatal Uber Autonomous Prototype Crash Charged With Negligent Homicide
By James Gilboy / Updated Sep 16, 2020

Tesla Driver Watching Movie on Autopilot Crashes Into Cop Cars: Police
By Stef Schrader / Updated Aug 27, 2020

Michigan Plans to Build a Self-Driving Vehicle Roadway from Ann Arbor to Detroit
By Jesus Garcia / Updated Aug 15, 2020

Another Tesla Crashes Into a Cop Car While on Autopilot
By James Gilboy / Updated Jul 15, 2020

Alex Roy’s Glossary of BS in Mobility, Self-Driving and Autonomy (Winter 2019/2020)
By Alex Roy / Updated Jun 29, 2020

Amazon’s Next Big Thing Will Be Self-Driving Vehicles With $1 Billion Zoox Purchase
By Patrick George / Updated Jun 26, 2020