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Why Future Vehicles Are More Likely to Be Painted Light Colors

Henry Ford famously said a customer can have a car in “any color that he wants, as long as it is black.” But black on self-driving cars could be deadly.

August 21, 2018

To Get Ready for Robot Driving, Some Want to Reprogram Pedestrians

You’re crossing the street wrong. That is essentially the argument some self-driving car boosters have fallen back on in the months after the first pedestrian death attributed to an autonomous vehicle and amid growing concerns that artificial intelligence capable of real-world driving is further away than many predicted just a few years ago.

August 16, 2018

Kroger Selects Arizona for Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Pilot

Kroger Co. is bringing self-driving grocery delivery to Arizona.

August 16, 2018

Fixing the Final-Mile Delivery Mess

Though it seems like every week there's a new startup introduced to the field, last-mile retail delivery is still a mess.

August 20, 2018

How a Billion-Dollar Autonomous Vehicle Startup Lost Its Way

Quanergy Systems Inc. found itself in the center of a sudden frenzy over self-driving cars in 2014. It makes lidar, which bounces lasers off objects to help autonomous cars know what is nearby.

August 13, 2018

Task Force to Study Autonomous Technology Underway in Oklahoma

Oklahoma state officials have held the first meeting of a task force that will study autonomous vehicles and how agencies and local governments should respond to the emerging technology.

August 13, 2018

Former Chief Tesla Vehicle Engineer Doug Field Returns to Apple

Apple Inc. said it rehired Doug Field after the executive spent about five years at Tesla Inc. in charge of vehicle engineering.

August 10, 2018

Self-Driving Truck Startup Kodiak Secures $40 Million in Series A

Kodiak Robotics, founded in April by Don Burnette and Paz Eshel, said it has raised $40 million from a group of venture capital investment firms, including Battery Ventures, CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tusk Ventures.

August 9, 2018

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Touts Department’s Approach to Autonomous Policy

An update of federal guidelines on autonomous technology that would encompass trucks, transit systems, infrastructure, cars and other modes of transportation will emphasize safety, the country’s top transportation officer said Aug. 8.

August 9, 2018