(Natural News) German police officers chased a Tesla car on autopilot before finding out that its driver was asleep. Officers of the Bavarian State Police (BSP) spotted the said Tesla driving along Autobahn 70 on Dec. 29. The vehicle was headed eastward to the town of Bayreuth from Bamberg, both located in Germany’s Bavaria state. It was driving at […]

(Natural News) Tesla is about to face a major manslaughter trial over a fatal crash caused by one of its vehicles that was operating on autopilot. The trial is expected to answer who will be responsible for fatalities caused by self-driving cars. The main person on trial is Kevin George Aziz Riad, a 27-year-old limousine […]

(Natural News) A study has found that a laser aimed at the guidance system of a self-driving car can disrupt its sensors and trick it into not seeing a pedestrian or another obstacle in its way. In a pre-print study, researchers from the United States and Japan were able to trick a self-driving car – the […]

(Natural News) The autonomous vehicles of the self-driving car company Cruise, a subsidiary of General Motors, are causing traffic incidents in San Francisco. On more than one occasion, these driverless cars even blocked buses. San Francisco residents took to social media to share images and videos of at least three Cruise self-driving cars blocking traffic in […]

(Natural News) A giant 18-wheel transport truck with no one behind the wheel will soon be speeding down a multi-lane highway in Texas. The dreamlike and futuristic concept is now being tested in this big southern state in the United States, which has become a hotbed for self-driving vehicles. However, multiple tests must still be organized to ensure driverless […]

(Natural News) The question of who is to blame when a fully autonomous vehicle crashes is holding up legislation that the auto industry says it needs to advance. In a normal crash involving only human-operated vehicles, it’s much more straightforward who is to blame. The vehicle or vehicles involved have human drivers after all. “If another driver […]

(Natural News) Autonomous cars operate without the need for a human driver. Artificial intelligence drives the car, allowing human passengers to attend to other tasks as they travel. But despite this benefit, Americans prefer driving themselves to work over being transported by an autonomous car, according to a study published in the journal Transportation. Researchers from […]

(Natural News) The future of self-driving cars is looking very bright. After all, dozens of companies are now racing to become the leader in the “auto” industry, and both the public and the private sector are working hard to deliver innovations that would benefit the general public through these autos. However, this bright future may […]

(Natural News) There has been a lot of hype surrounding self-driving cars and their potential to change the way humans use roads for a very long time. However, with all of the hope that they can change things for the better, there are also some reasons to fear for your safety while you’re in them. […]

(Natural News) The self-driving car revolution is now upon us. More than a few dozen car and tech companies have been scrambling to deliver the first successful implementation of the new technology and become a hit with businesses as well as the general public. They are indeed trying, but these companies — even the biggest […]