Self-driving Companies to Consumers: Hop in

Waymo and others hope rides will reassure the public Test rides in the cars of the future are becoming more available to the public, and are no longer limited to engineers, executives and journalists. Last week, Waymo, Google’s autonomous vehicle arm, said it...

Google Will Begin Testing Autonomous Cars with Consumers

After almost a decade of research, Google’s autonomous car project is close to becoming a real service as it begins testing its vehicles with consumers in the U.S. Now known as Waymo, the Alphabet self-driving car unit is letting residents in Phoenix sign up to...

Who’s At Fault Unclear in Driverless Car Crashes

Automakers are rushing to put self-driving cars on the road, but questions remain about who will be responsible for accidents that occur when vehicles are in control of primary driving tasks. A consumer safety group is trying to get ahead of the problem by pushing...

Driverless Cars Are Learning from Grand Theft Auto

In the race to the autonomous revolution, developers have realized there aren’t enough hours in a day to clock the real-world miles needed to teach cars how to drive themselves. Which is why Grand Theft Auto V is in the mix. The blockbuster video game is one of the...