PEOPLE SEEM MORE than a bit freaked out by the trolley problem right now. The 60s-era thought experiment, occasionally pondered with a bong in hand, requires that you imagine a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks toward five people. You stand at a railway switch...

“There are 100 years of legal precedent, we don’t see any reason that should be changed for Autonomous vehicles. We stand behind our product. Just like we stand behind our products we put on the road today we still stand behind our autonomous vehicles we put on the road today”

Drivers don't trust Uber to build a self-driving car, according to a study released Tuesday. Compared with automakers and established tech giants, consumers are less likely to view ride-hailing companies as reliable autonomous-vehicle manufacturers, according to a...

Toyota Research Institute, a wholly owned unit of Toyota Motor North America, said on Monday it has teamed up with MIT Media lab and five other companies to explore blockchain technology for the development of driverless cars. The project would enable businesses and...

Insurers deem repairs to be too expensive Safety features such as lane-departure warning systems and multiple airbags prevent deaths and injuries from vehicle crashes. But they're also driving up the number of vehicles deemed to be total losses following accidents....