Research Shows Autonomous Cars Could Make You a Worse Driver
16 Jul 2019, 13:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Putting the car on automated control takes drivers out of the loop, so their driving is worse when they have to take back control in case of an emergency
70YO Man Puts Cadillac in Cruise Control, Stands Through Moon Roof to Praise God
13 May 2019, 14:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Florida driver was arrested after off-duty trooper saw him stand through the moon roof of his moving car, when he should have been at the wheel
Donald Trump Hates, Doesn’t Trust “Crazy” Self-Driving Cars
18 Mar 2019, 16:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As early as 2017, POTUS was saying he wouldn’t trust his life to a computer, calling cars using the driverless technology “out of control death traps
Valeo Voyage XR Allows Backseat Driving, Snooping In on New Drivers
18 Jan 2019, 14:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / French company unveiled Voyage XR at CES 2019, says it will allow “teletransporting” family on board and remote-control driving
Drunk Driver Falls Asleep in Tesla Model S Zooming Down The Highway at 70mph
3 Dec 2018, 12:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / California Highway Patrol officers had to ram into the car to wake the driver up, as all other methods had failed. The Tesla drove itself like that for 7 miles
Steve Wozniak Doesn’t Believe Self-Driving Cars Will Happen Anytime Soon
15 Nov 2018, 16:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Apple co-founder says “Tesla owns the world” thanks to its charging infrastructure, but he no longer believes anything Elon Musk says about driverless cars
Walmart Goods to Be Delivered by Ford Driverless Cars
14 Nov 2018, 14:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford to begin testing possible uses of self-driving cars for deliveries of good coming from Walmart, using Postmates as a medium
Strolling Couple Gets Hit by Driverless Car, Garage Door
14 Nov 2018, 14:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pensioners were walking on the sidewalk when the accident happened, miraculously managed to escape with just a few cuts and bruises
Tesla Model S on Autopilot Crashes Into Parked Car, Driver Sues Tesla
31 Oct 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Shawn Hudson claims Tesla has been exaggerating claims for the Autopilot function, effectively “duping” customers into thinking cars can drive themselves
Drivers Don’t Understand Limitations of Advanced Safety Technology, Says Study
28 Sep 2018, 13:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Because they don’t understand its limitations, they tend to rely on it too much, which has the opposite effect of preventing crashes
Motorola Patents Self-Driving Police Car That Can Arrest And Take You to Jail
18 Sep 2018, 13:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Patent claims to speed up police procedures for minor crimes by using a smart, autonomous vehicle, thus allowing officers to focus on more important issues
Once Driverless Cars Become Norm, There Will be a Massive Organ Shortage
13 Sep 2018, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Figures show number of fatalities from car accidents will decrease considerably, leading to an organ donor crisis in all countries
Woman Sues Tesla, Service Provider For Autopilot Crash
10 Sep 2018, 09:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / South Jordan, Utah driver claims she was made to understand Autopilot mode would brake the car on its own, which it failed to do, so she crashed into a firetruc
Jaguar Land Rover Puts Eyes on Driverless Pods to Build Trust With Pedestrians
28 Aug 2018, 12:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Virtual eyes won’t necessarily make it on driverless cars, but they will help carmaker understand human behavior around autonomous vehicles
Toyota Invests $500M in Uber in Partnership on Driverless Cars
28 Aug 2018, 10:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / News of the partnership comes on the heels of Uber’s announcement that it would be focusing more on its electric scooter and bike businesses in the future
Tesla’s Former Chief Engineer Returns to Apple for Driverless Car Project
13 Aug 2018, 08:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Apple confirms Doug Field is back with the company, will be working with Bob Mansfield on the top-secret Project Titan Group
Great Britain Dreams of a Future Without High Street Car Parks or Parking Spaces
30 Jul 2018, 13:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / All those spaces inside crowded cities could be used to build new homes, once driverless cars become the norm on the streets
Stagecoach Will Run UK’s First Trial of a Full-Size Driverless Bus
25 Jul 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The driverless bus will only run in operator’s depots, drive itself to refueling and washing points. It will only be taken out when current legislation changes
Former Apple Engineer Charged for Stealing Autonomous Car Trade Secrets
13 Jul 2018, 13:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Xiaolang Zhang downloaded and air-dropped documents onto his wife’s personal computer, planning to sell them to the competition
Testing Self-Driving Cars on U.S. Public Roads Might Become More Complicated
28 Jun 2017, 13:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Autonomous cars are said to increase road safety, but until they reach their full potential, there are those who believe they could do more harm than good