Uber To Pay $20 Million To Settle FTC Claims Of Misleading Craigslist Job Postings

Ride-hailing giant Uber has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission that it exaggerated how much drivers could earn on its website and through Craigslist job postings. The FTC’s , for instance, alleged that Uber claimed UberX drivers’ annual median income was more than...

Sep 10, 2025

For Now Your Tesla Will Only 'Autosteer' Up To 45 MPH

is continuing to roll out its updated Autopilot software to Model S and Model X cars build since October, the company’s founder Elon Musk confirmed over the weekend, and that includes a speed-limited version of the Autosteer function. The latest rollout is essentially the same release that was and covers...

Sep 10, 2025

Faraday Future Hit With $1.8 Million Lawsuit Over New Car Debut

A visual effects company has claimed in a lawsuit that Faraday Future owes it $1.8 million for a graphic presentation that was designed to promote this month’s launch of the automaker’s first production vehicle. It wasn’t immediately clear if the company, The Mill Group, designed aspects of FF’s presentation for...

Sep 10, 2025

Uber Drivers Bleakly Sleeping In Parking Lots Just To Get By

Whether or not you believe Uber should be allowed to classify its drivers as independent contractors or full-time employees, a from Bloomberg today shows a new consequence of Uber’s low-pay, hands-off policies: After working gruelingly long shifts, many drivers find themselves sleeping in parking lots. Constantly. The report isn’t pretty....

Sep 10, 2025

Here's How Tesla Wants To Move 'Enhanced Autopilot' To Fully Self-Driving Cars

When announced last fall that an updated Autopilot was set to roll out, company founder Elon Musk turned heads when he said new vehicles would be equipped with fully-autonomous hardware. The update’s here, but it’s being implemented with less-pizzazz and more caution; Tesla enthusiasts may be wondering what’s going on....

Sep 10, 2025

Uber Execs Are Splitting In Half Over Trump

As the presidential inauguration was taking place in Washington D.C. last week, protesters , whose CEO has happily befriended President Donald Trump. But not all of Uber’s executive staff is on board with the new administration. about Trump from Uber’s Chief Technology Officer, Thaun Pham, that was reportedly sent to...

Sep 10, 2025

Self-Driving Uber Cars Are Back In San Francisco, But Just For Map-Gathering

Remember Uber’s little dust-up in San Francisco over its self-driving car pilot program? (Jeez, that was—what—) Well, the ride-hailing giant’s autonomous vehicles are back in the city, but they’re only being manually driven, according to reports. Boring. reports the company still doesn’t have permission from California’s Department of Motor Vehicles...

Sep 10, 2025

Tesla May Be Working On A Program To Allow Owners To Repair Their Own Cars

Tesla owners, depending on where they live, may have to drive to reach a service center for their vehicle, but the company is reportedly working on a program to allow owners to access repair manuals and perform their own maintenance. Highlighted by , Tesla President John McNeil responded last week...

Sep 10, 2025

What You Can Do In The 26 Seconds It Takes To Regain Control Of Your Autonomous Car

A study last week helped cement something we’ve been well-aware of for some time: , and that poses a challenge when it comes to self-driving vehicles. We need to be able to quickly take over an autonomous vehicle when prompted, in order to avert any potential accident or issue when...

Sep 10, 2025

Cyclists Will Be A Big Problem For Autonomous Cars

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, oftentimes you’ll hear about to the technology’s future success. But wobbly two-wheeled cyclists might be the most difficult task for robot cars to handle. lays out some of the struggles that come from trying to train an autonomous vehicle to detect a bicycle’s moves...

Sep 10, 2025

This Show That's Basically Taxicab Confessions But For Uber Is Weirdly Captivating

Last fall, Samuel Schoemann was between jobs at a commercial production company, so he did what seemingly anyone with a car does nowadays if they’re in need of quick cash: he started driving for Uber. Then, he did what probably any Uber driver has thought about doing: film his interactions...

Sep 10, 2025

THE MACHINES ARE LEARNING

ONE DAY THEY’RE , THE NEXT THEY ARE GOOGLE CARS ARE DOING QUITE WELL, IN FACT A NEW REPORT FOUND THE NUMBER OF TIMES A DRIVER HAD TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGY—SAY, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR BECAUSE OF A TECH ISSUE—DROPPED TRANSLATION: AHHHH ...

Sep 10, 2025

General Motors' Autonomous Car Names, Ranked

Every year, companies testing autonomous vehicles on California roadways have to submit a report on how many times a driver took control of the self-driving system, known as a “disengagement.” The 2016 reports are now out, and man, does General Motors have some superb names for their AVs. GM began...

Sep 10, 2025

A Mix Of Human-Driven And Robot Cars On The Road Will Probably Be A Disaster

The supposed argument for autonomous vehicles is that they will cut back on fatalities stemming from car crashes by over 90 percent. That cheery-eyed view masks an important point: It’ll be a long time before—if ever—that roads will be totally dominated by robot cars. For a while, it’ll be a...

Sep 10, 2025

Silicon Valley Startup Has At Least One Working Car, Which Is Better Than Most Of These Jokers

Look at this! A new start-up automaker’s vehicle—on actual streets! It appears someone has captured the moseying about the streets of San Francisco, in what suggested could be a “promotional video shoot to be used at a later date.” And that’s cool. As Carscoops aptly points out, this footage offers...

Sep 10, 2025