SF Motors Begins Autonomous Vehicle Testing on U.S. Roads
As it prepares to introduce its first vehicle this month, Chinese startup SF Motors has begun to test its autonomous vehicle technology on California and Michigan roads. The EV maker, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Sokon Motors, obtained a permit to test...
Senate Leaders Urged to Ignore ‘Bogus Urgency,’ Fix Flaws in Autonomous Car Bill
A diverse group of public interest organizations is urging Senate leaders to not advance legislation loosening restrictions on the development and deployment of self-driving vehicles until self-described safety flaws are corrected. In a letter to Senate Majority...
Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Really Truly Coming to California
OK, sure, there are self-driving cars on California roads today. General Motors’ Cruise has Chevrolet Bolts zipping around San Francisco; Google self-driving spinoff Waymo has got Chrysler Pacifica motoring about Mountain View; secretive startup Zoox has black Toyota...
Ford to Test Self-driving Vehicle Delivery Service in Miami
Ford Motor Co. is rolling out self-driving vehicles in Miami to deliver pizza and other goods, though they’ll be operated by humans as part of a trial aimed at learning how customers use the services. The automaker on Tuesday said the pilot programs, operated in...
Electric Vehicle Backers Make Case for Texas to Put Millions into New Charging Stations
Dallas has 177 electric car chargers at businesses and on public property. But the city will need nearly 3,000 by 2030, according a national study from the Public Interest Research Group. The new report is another data point in the debate over how to spend more than...