Pete Bigelow

When Autopilot is enabled, Tesla drivers' eyes stray from the road more frequently and for longer periods of time compared with manual driving, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S.

As the electronics giant continues testing the safety functions in its sedan prototype, it has partnered with the German supplier to transform the cabin into a new entertainment space.

Intel subsidiary Moblileye plans to expand a robotaxi service across Europe by the end of the decade.

Volvo and Nationwide are two notable investors in Foretellix, which provides a platform for testing and validating the performance of automated vehicles.

Toyota President Akio Toyoda offered an apology to the Paralympian, and then issued a stinging rebuke of autonomous-driving technology.

Companies are drawing the attention of customers and investors as they race to make their systems better and cheaper.

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.