Founder Of Semi-Autonomous Driving Kit Questioned By The Feds Now Offering It For Free

Well, this sounds good, fun and safe: after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration inquired about the safety of a semi-autonomous add-on kit made by Comma.ai, . But it didn’t stay dead long, and the software is now being offered to the public for free. Comma.ai CEO and the guy...

Sep 10, 2025

Michigan Commits To Most Open Self-Driving Laws

Autonomous car research and tech is booming right now, and it’s evolving and developing so quickly that sometimes it pushes into spaces yet undefined by legislation. Today, Michigan signed a new law into place that should allow the testing and selling of self-driving cars to absolutely flourish in the state....

Sep 10, 2025

And You Thought Car Concepts Were Wacky Before

Car concepts tend to be a stretch, sure, and they often don’t make it to the road in their full-fledged concept form. But this concept that plans to take to the Consumer Electronics Show is almost too much. Yes, you are seeing that photo correctly. That is a freaking garden...

Sep 10, 2025

Google's Self-Driving Unit Is Now Its Own Company Called Waymo

Hot on the heels of a report that Google is in order to partner with existing automakers and focus on ride-sharing, we finally know what the tech giant wants to do: it’s spinning off that unit into a separate company called Waymo. Waymo! Here’s what Waymo’s gonna do. The move...

Sep 10, 2025

Uber Is So Petty That It Won’t Pay $150 For A State Permit

In less than a day this past week, Uber launched its “self-driving” ride-hailing service on the streets of San Francisco and . And in the pettiest story development there is, the reports that Uber refuses to apply for a $150 permit in order to run the cars legally. Uber’s San...

Sep 10, 2025

Here's A First Look At Google's Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica

In May, Fiat Chrysler partnered with (now called ) to codevelop self-driving vehicle technology. Almost immediately, the two started tearing into a Pacifica Hybrid minivan, making modifications to allow the car to accommodate Google’s long list of sensors and computers. Now, after seven months, they’re done. Here’s a first look...

Sep 10, 2025

Don't Believe The Hype About A Driverless Society Being Just A Few Years Away

In 2009, screenwriter Charlie Kaufman spoke to a reporter about the excessive expectations that some people draw from movies. He highlighted how some hope for a life that mirrors Hollywood, and are eventually let down by reality. In the car world, autonomy is pegged as the ideal future, but will...

Sep 10, 2025

GM's Future Of Cars As Being A 'Second Office' Sounds Pretty Unpleasant

As if enduring a long work commute to start your workweek isn’t dreadful enough, General Motors CEO Mary Barra is apparently envisioning a future where your vehicle’s equipped with self-driving technology that facilitates the environment of a “second office.” Rather than enjoy a leisurely commute at the behest of your...

Sep 10, 2025

Why Uber Is Continuing To Hemorrhage Cash

Uber is continuing to bleed money, even as it , according to news reports. The company has reportedly lost more than $2 billion this year alone, and it’s in part because an Uber ride is really quite a bit more expensive than what you actually pay for. Bloomberg, citing a...

Sep 10, 2025

Uber Customers Hit With $28,000 Ride Thanks To 'Computer Glitch': Report

A woman in Philadelphia was reportedly charged over $28,0o0 for an Uber ride due to a computer glitch that impacted at least a “handful” of customers, according to the ride-sharing company—a move that inadvertently puts to shame any complaints about excessive surge-pricing. the company initially told the woman, who declined...

Sep 10, 2025

Our Maps Suck And They're Putting Lives At Risk, Feds Tell Tech Companies

If autonomous driving is going to succeed, those vehicles will need primo data to know how safely move from A to B. According to National Transportation Safety Board, there’s plenty of work to be done, and tech companies are reportedly slow-walking their response. The NTSB on Monday issued a recommendation...

Sep 10, 2025

I Let A 2017 Mercedes E300 Kind Of Drive Me Around

I have no shame. I’ll knock down people’s doors until they give me the keys to what I want. Mostly it makes me look desperate and pathetic, but sometimes it works. This time around, the folks over atgave in to my desperation and were kind enough to allow me to...

Sep 10, 2025

Honda Is The Next Automaker To Talk With Google's Waymo On Self-Driving Cars

As if we haven’t heard enough already about this month, Honda Motor Co. announced today that it has entered into discussions with the less-boring sounding rename of Google’s self-driving project, a move that could bring the company’s self-driving technology to the automaker’s vehicles. Also, insert the “VTEC just kicked itself...

Sep 10, 2025

Uber Taking 'Millions' In Tax Deductions By Lying To Employees, Lawsuit Alleges

Uber is recruiting software engineers and employees by promising stock options worth “hundreds of millions of dollars,” only to later grant far less valuable options, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges. The move, the complaint says, permitted the ride-sharing company to take “millions of dollars of tax deductions which it otherwise...

Sep 10, 2025

Tesla Updates Autopilot So It Can't Break The Speed Limit: Report

Tesla owners with Autopilot were able to set the feature’s cruise control up to 5 mph over speed limits on roadways. According to , that won’t be the case anymore. As part of a new update to the Autopilot system, Tesla is tweaking the feature to ensure it follows speed...

Sep 10, 2025