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Little more than a year after its first external fundraising, Waymo said Wednesday the latest round comes mainly from the same group of firms that invested in 2020.

The rate rose 21 percent in 2020 over the previous year, according to Governors Highway Safety Association estimates. And the increase may not subside along with COVID-19.

Russian self-driving tech company Yandex started testing robotaxis in Ann Arbor last year. Now, the company is using the same self-driving systems to launch delivery bots on the city's sidewalks.

Crash investigators said the owner of the Model S entered the driver's seat and his passenger entered the front passenger seat at the owner's house. Initial reports had indicated the driver was not behind the wheel at the time of impact, leading to questions about the potential role of the Autopilot driver-assist system in the crash.

Solid-state battery U.S. startup Factorial Energy says it has developed methods to increase energy density by 20-50 percent over current lithium ion technology.

Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov bring complementary skill sets to what may be the most important job in the self-driving realm.

When Waymo replaced human drivers with autonomous systems and simulated the crashes, the company found its self-driving system avoided collisions in 84 of 91 scenarios studied.

Lidar is being utilized in a growing number of driver-assist and autonomous applications across the automotive landscape. Here's a snapshot of the key suppliers.

Special-purpose acquisition company deals give makers of the technology an express route to Wall Street, but some experts fear a reality check may be on the horizon.

It might seem obvious that autonomous vehicles designed only to carry groceries do not need systems designed to protect humans, such as airbags or seat belts. But a rule that provides such regulatory clarity is stuck in neutral.

"Self-driving" terminology should evolve, says John Krafcik: "Language really does matter."

Chinese electric carmaker Nio will team up with Nvidia to strengthen its driver-assist and autonomous-driving capabilities by using the U.S. chipmaker's new Adam supercomputers starting in 2022.

The tech expo came without many of the bells and whistles that typically make it overwhelming and great. Still, the all-digital show featured discussions on electrification, automated vehicles, the opportunities of air mobility and more. Here are highlights.

Mobileye's self-driving ambitions are going global, and the company's scope is stretching beyond robotaxis.

The Google subsidiary says it will no longer use "self-driving" to describe its autonomous-driving technology.