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Wanted: Drivers for Self-Driving Cars

Want to get behind the wheel of a self-driving car? Aurora Innovation, a self-driving car company started by top engineers from Google, Tesla and Uber, has posted a job opening for a self-driving vehicle operator in Pittsburgh.

September 7, 2017

Lyft to Unleash Self-Driving Cars on San Francisco Roads

Self-driving Lyfts are coming to the San Francisco Bay Area, promising to give local residents a first-hand look at the technology that’s poised to dramatically change the nature of transportation.

September 7, 2017

Self-Driving Cars Now Roam Across Former California Military Facilities

The empty runway stretching before Mark Hendrickson extends so far that its edges vanish in the heat shimmer of a broiling Central Valley afternoon.

September 6, 2017

Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of ‘Last-Mile’ Deliveries

Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.

September 5, 2017

Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries

Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.

September 5, 2017

Daimler Sets Up Silicon Valley ‘Shark Tank’ to Take Company into the Future

Facing a future in which private car ownership may fade, Daimler is ramping up efforts to create new products and services — even business models.

August 29, 2017

Autonomous Transportation Committee Stalls Under Trump

A federal committee created to work on autonomous transportation hasn’t moved an inch under President Donald Trump.

August 28, 2017

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Eyes Chattanooga as Testing Ground for Driverless Trucking

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s new director said Aug. 23 the lab is considering testing in Chattanooga related to autonomous driving and long-haul trucking.

August 24, 2017

More States Explore Truck-Platooning Technology and Regulations

It could be years before drivers on U.S. highways catch a glimpse of a tractor-trailer rig cruising down the highway with another truck trailing a perilous 20 or 30 feet behind.

August 23, 2017

$90 Million Driverless Vehicle Test Track Takes Shape in Florida

Florida’s best hope to develop self-driving vehicles might lie with an iconic-looking campus and a $90 million test track being built 40 miles southwest of Orlando.

August 22, 2017