The New York Times

Self-Driving Cars Can’t See Without Their Eyes

Mr. Gourault is a filmmaker. He interviewed online workers from Venezuela, Kenya and the Philippines who annotate images to train A.I. systems. How does a machine learn to read the world? The data ...
LAist

We took a self-driving Waymo car for a test ride on LA freeways. Here’s how it went

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Whether you love Waymo’s self-driving ...
Wall Street Journal

Why Self-Driving Cars Have Stalled in D.C.

In his Dec. 8 letter “Our Self-Driving Future Isn’t Decades Away,” Samuel Hammond writes that the deployment of self-driving cars is “delayed” in Washington because I demanded that the city “study it ...
BGR

Waymo Issued A Huge Safety Recall On Its Self-Driving Cars - Here's Why

Popular robotaxi company Waymo has issued a voluntary software recall after its self-driving vehicles illegally passed stopped school buses in Texas, raising safety concerns. According to company ...
Forbes

Rivian Is Adding Self-Driving Capability To Its EVs, Starting With The R2 SUV

Rivian is expanding hands-free driving for its electric vehicles and adding advanced self-driving capability starting late next year. Rivian, the electric vehicle maker created and led by RJ Scaringe, ...
The New York Times

Will the Self-Driving Cars of the Future Lower Emissions?

Waymo is rapidly expanding in the U.S. But experts say there are big questions about how self-driving cars could affect traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. By Claire Brown Call an Uber in Austin or ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Pregnant woman gives birth in self-driving Waymo on way to SF hospital

A pregnant woman gave birth inside a self-driving taxi on the way to a San Francisco medical center on Monday night. In a statement from the autonomous taxi company Waymo, the remote rider support ...
ABC7 San Francisco

3 Waymo self-driving cars in 'standoff' cause traffic jam in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Video captured three Waymo self-driving cars frozen in an apparent "standoff" on a residential street in San Francisco. It happened on Saturday, Dec. 6. The video from TikTok ...
The Baltimore Sun

READER POLL: Would you use a self-driving car service?

Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Google’s parent firm Alphabet, plans to expand its driverless ride-hailing program to Baltimore. The company will start by mapping city streets and ...
Inside EVs

Rivians Will Be So Driverless By 2030, You Won't Need To Be In The Car: CEO

Robotaxis and driver-assistance features are both more capable than they've ever been—and getting better every day. One big question going forward is when those technologies will converge. In other ...
Wall Street Journal

I Used to Hate Driving. A Self-Driving Car Finally Taught Me to Let Go.

When I first met my husband, one of the things that attracted me was his love of driving. He’s not exactly an expert; his passengers don’t always feel safe. But he enjoys long drives. As someone who ...