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Driverless vehicles

  • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
    Lex
    Driverless cars/Cruise: robotaxi rollout is stop, start, stop  Premium content

    The standalone business has yet to prove itself roadworthy

    A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco
  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    Cruise’s driverless car accident underlines the risks of AI

    Disastrous incident could weaken trust in the technology of autonomous vehicles and provoke regulatory intervention

    A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco
  • Friday, 27 October, 2023
    The Big Read
    How solid-state batteries could transform transport

    Toyota appears close to a manufacturing breakthrough that could accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. But will the technology ever be commercially viable?

    Toyota’s Land Cruiser SE concept car, unveiled this month, against a background of battery icons
  • Friday, 27 October, 2023
    GM’s Cruise to suspend all driverless car fleets after California ban

    Company says it needs to ‘rebuild public trust’ and will assess its processes and systems

    A Cruise self-driving car outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco
  • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
    Cruise LLC
    GM’s Cruise driverless vehicles banned from California roads

    Decision a blow just months after regulators cleared the way for robotaxis to operate in San Francisco

    A Cruise autonomous taxi in San Francisco
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    UK start-up Wayve unveils self-driving system that explains its actions

    Company says use of AI gives vehicle owners more confidence in the technology but accepts model needs ‘more training’

    Wayve self driving talking cars
  • Friday, 18 August, 2023
    The Big Read
    Here come the driverless taxis

    San Francisco finally permits a 24/7 service despite local resistance. Can autonomous carmakers now win over the world?

  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    Lex
    Robotaxis: piecemeal regulation strews speed bumps to US rollout Premium content

    Without national standards, expansion of driverless cars will remain in the slow lane

    A Waymo autonomous taxi in San Francisco
  • Friday, 11 August, 2023
    California clears way for driverless taxis in San Francisco

    Regulators give green light despite concerns from officials about vehicles’ safety

    A Cruise driverless taxi in San Francisco
  • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
    Lex
    Robotaxis: cost per mile calculations could drive plans off course Premium content

    One way to lower rates would be to add entertainment systems to show adverts

    A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco, California
  • Friday, 30 June, 2023
    Elaine Moore
    I wanted to love driverless taxis, but then my ride took a sinister turn

    San Francisco is being used as a living laboratory for robotaxis, with mixed results

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    Tesla Inc
    Tesla to recall nearly 363,000 cars over self-driving software flaw

    US regulator says technology ‘may allow the vehicle to act unsafe’ at crossroads

    A driver rides hands-free in a Tesla Model S vehicle
  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    LG Electronics Inc
    LG/Apple: Korean group should benefit from much-anticipated iCar Premium content

    The promise of an Apple car is reason to back the stock

    LG Electronics’ logo is seen with a background image of a person walking by
  • Sunday, 20 November, 2022
    Honda Motor Co Ltd
    Sony-Honda venture plans to tap entertainment prowess for its electric cars

    New company wants to use music, movies and PlayStations to gain an edge over EV rivals

    A prototype vehicle of Sony
  • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
    News in-depthInsurance
    ‘The big problem is unknown risk’: the insurance worry of self-driving cars

    The industry is divided on the safety implications of models that can stay in lane and drive themselves in slow traffic

    An autonomous bus sponsored by Aviva at Harwell science park in Oxfordshire, England
  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Ford-VW driverless car venture folds in face of tech challenges

    Argo AI, once valued at $7bn, struggled to meet goal described as ‘harder than putting man on moon’

    A driverless car operated by Argo AI in Austin, Texas, earlier this year
  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Mobileye NV
    Shares in Intel’s self-driving unit Mobileye jump in trading debut

    Autonomous driving company valued at $23bn in widely anticipated listing

    A self-driving Mobileye car
  • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
    Elaine Moore
    The driverless car revolution is stuck in the slow lane

    There is still no consensus on how autonomous vehicles should work

    Illustration of a man sitting in the co-driver seat of a driverless car, looking through the windscreen at a car coming towards him. The approaching car and other obstacles have viewfinder frames around them
  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    Technology sector
    Intel’s Mobileye slashes IPO valuation to below $16bn

    US chipmaker’s autonomous driving unit to go public at a tough time for listings

    A Mobileye driverless car logo is seen on a vehicle at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York
  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
    Lex
    Tesla/Mobileye: driverless car chase is speeding up

    The valuation of both companies rests on long-term plans to create fleets of autonomous vehicles

    A car using Mobileye technology
  • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
    Volvo Cars
    Volvo plans to install laser sensors on all new cars to increase safety

    First model to contain lidar will be electric SUV

    A demonstration of imaging created by a lidar
  • Wednesday, 14 September, 2022
    LexElaine Moore
    The Lex Newsletter: a robotaxi is a confident but cautious chauffeur Premium content

    A driverless vehicle revolution feels close at hand but is still taking longer than many had hoped

    A Cruise autonomous car in San Francisco
  • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
    FT MagazineDave Lee
    Buckle up. We’ve hit peak Human-Autonomy Clash

    We’re in an era when the unpredictability of people meets the as-yet not fully capable autonomous car

  • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
    John Thornhill
    Intelligent cars need intelligent regulation

    The promised breakthrough in AI vehicles is on its way, but has been stuck in real world snarl-ups and legal roadblocks

    Workers prepare to catch a ride with a self-driving taxi developed by Baidu, in June in Beijing
  • Monday, 8 August, 2022
    Baidu to operate fully driverless robotaxis in China

    Internet group will offer rides in Wuhan and Chongqing without a human operator

    Baidu’s driverless Apollo Go cars
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