Self-Driving Car: News

General Motors patents system to protect autonomous vehicles from 'bullying'

General Motors (GM) has patented a one-of-a-kind system to protect self-driving cars from the aggressive behavior of pedestrians and human drivers.

Different levels of self-driving technology in cars, explained

With AI becoming an integral part of the automotive industry, self-driving cars are becoming more intelligent than ever before.

Engineer pleads guilty of stealing trade secrets of Apple Car

Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple employee who was accused of stealing trade secrets about the company's self-driving car project, has pleaded guilty.

Waymo and Cruise can now operate autonomous vehicle services

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given a nod to Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise to begin autonomous vehicle services for passengers in certain parts of San Francisco and San Mateo.

Could autonomous vehicles eventually teach themselves to outperform humans?

The safety of autonomous cars has been debatable since the technology's inception, but recent fatal mishaps involving Tesla cars have cast further doubts.

Toyota partners with Aurora and Denso for developing autonomous taxis

Self-driving technology start-up Aurora will partner with Japanese companies Toyota and Denso to build self-driving taxis.