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These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs

Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them 鈥渢he talk.鈥

June 26, 2017
BusinessAutonomous

Daimler, Uber to Partner on Self-Driving Cars

Car and truck maker Daimler AG plans to introduce and operate self-driving cars on Uber鈥檚 ridesharing network 鈥渋n the coming years鈥 under a new partnership between the companies.

January 31, 2017
GovernmentBusinessAutonomous

Self-Driving Cars Must Meet 15 Benchmarks in US Guidance

The Obama administration鈥檚 proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Sept. 20, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road.

September 20, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

When Self-Driving Vehicles Take to the Road, Impact on Jobs is Uncertain

Millions of Americans make a living by driving trucks, delivery vans, taxis and ride-hailing cars. When technology takes the wheel, what will happen to their livelihoods?

September 6, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

Uber Acquires Self-Driving Truck Startup Otto

Ridesharing company Uber said it has acquired Otto, a startup firm that is developing a self-driving aftermarket kit for heavy-duty trucks.

August 18, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

Automaker Group Warns Timetable for Self-Driving Vehicle Guidance Too Aggressive

An automaker trade association warned April 8 that U.S. auto safety regulators' timetable for unveiling guidance on the deployment of self-driving cars may be too aggressive.

April 12, 2016
GovernmentBusinessAutonomous

Google's Self-Driving Car Software Considered a Driver by NHTSA

Google Inc.鈥檚 artificial-intelligence system will be interpreted as a driver by federal regulators, a step toward compliance that would help the tech giant鈥檚 self-driving cars hit U.S. roads.

February 10, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

Simulated City to Test Self-Driving Cars Opens in Michigan

A simulated city opens July 20 on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes.

July 20, 2015
Business

Autonomous Technology Needs US Standards, Volvo Executive Tells Transportation Panel

WASHINGTON 鈥 For autonomous driving technologies to continue to advance, lawmakers will have to approve federal standards that address various regulations at the state level, a Volvo Group executive told a Senate transportation panel July 7.

July 13, 2015
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Nevada Governor Asks State Officials to Support Self-Driving Vehicles

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving vehicles as part of a multimillion-dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas, the Associated Press reported.

June 12, 2015