Self-Driving Car Archives - The Westside Story

Uber self-driving car fatally injures pedestrian in Arizona

Mar 20, 2018

One of Uber’s self-driving cars hit and killed a woman in Arizona on Sunday, in a setback for the rapidly growing autonomous vehicle industry. According to a Reuters report, Uber is suspending tests of its auto...

Public skepticism over self-driving cars could hold back a life-saving technology

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Feb 27, 2018

Innovation, Opinion, Science

On Monday, the California DMV received approval to allow self-driving cars on the road without a backup human driver behind the wheel. The changes will go into effect April 2nd, and will allow companies such as...

Uber accepts settlement deal from Waymo, after rejecting larger figure

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Feb 11, 2018

Business, Science

Uber’s board of directors rejected a proposal from Waymo Tuesday, calling for the ride-sharing company to settle the two company’s ongoing legal dispute with a $500 million payment, according to Reuters. Waymo ...

Letter, published by US court, alleges Uber used covert operatives to steal trade secrets and tech

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Dec 17, 2017

Business, Science

A letter published by a US court on Friday alleges that Uber hired operatives to perform surveillance and obtain secrets from the competition, according to BBC News. The allegations are part of an ongoing legal...

US House of Representatives unanimously approves landmark self-driving car legislation

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Sep 10, 2017

Innovation, Policy, Science

In a step forward for autonomous driving technology on Wednesday, the United States House of Representatives unanimously approved a measure to help move forward the technology on a federal level. The measure pr...

Uber’s competitor, Lyft, is starting their own self-driving car research

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Jul 24, 2017

Business, Innovation, Science

The ride-hailing company Lyft has announced that it is developing self-driving technology, joining a growing list of automobile and technology companies moving forward with automated driving. The company plans ...

Graduate students design “hyperlane” system for self-driving cars in congested metro areas

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Jun 4, 2017

Innovation, Science

Two University of California graduate students have proposed a system to allow tighly packed clusters of self-driving cars to travel at speeds up to 120 miles per hour, using exclusive lanes on existing roadway...

General Motors to invest in Silicon Valley autonomous vehicle development center

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Apr 14, 2017

Business, Innovation, Science

In a nod to a the success of the new technology, General Motors said Thursday it will hire 1,100 workers and invest 14 million dollars in a new San Francisco development center that will focus on self-driving t...

Uber autonomous car crash reignites safety questions

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Mar 25, 2017

Business, Science

Uber is taking many of its self-driving cars out of service temporarily, following a crash Friday in Arizona. There were no serious injuries, and police found that Uber’s vehicle had been hit when another car f...

AImotive explores new, affordable self-driving method for vehicles

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Mar 5, 2017

Business, Innovation, Science

Hungarian company AImotive is working to develop a more affordable autonomous driving system, at their California office. Most other self-driving projects utilize ‘Lidar,’ an expensive system, similar to radar,...

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