Chao Ponders Fed Role in Regulating Driverless Tech

A seemingly endless array of questions surrounding how driverless vehicles will one day be brought to the public have industry leaders looking for a unique balance between the freedom to develop and some measure of regulation for public safety. U.S. Transportation...

How Mercedes Plans to Recapture Its Early Lead in Self-driving Cars

Three decades ago, an experimental Mercedes-Benz van managed to steer, brake and accelerate on its own. But after the technology was refined enough to put an S-class sedan through its paces on a highway around Paris in 1994, it was largely set aside as commercially...

Uber’s Self-Driving Experiment Sours in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has begun to reevaluate its relationship with Uber and the self-driving cars the company has been testing in the city, claiming the ride hailing company has reneged on several promises made to city officials and Mayor Bill Peduto, reports the New York...