(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) An autonomous taxi operated by Waymo got stranded at an intersection in Chandler, Arizona while carrying a passenger. A tech support team arrived to free it but the car suddenly drove away and pulled over again, blocking a three-lane road. Joel Johnson captured the whole incident on video while sitting in the autonomous taxi’s back seat. In the footage, which he […]

(Natural News) Chinese tech giant Baidu rolled out a fleet of driverless taxis in Beijing on Sunday, May 2, becoming the first firm to commercialize autonomous driving in China. Unlike previous demonstrations, there is no human driver behind the wheel as the autonomous cars, called Apollo Go Robotaxis, ferry passengers in Shougang Park in west Beijing. Instead, a […]

(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) Are they the present embodiment of the “vehicle of the future,” or are they flawed death traps that could kill you or others at any moment as they traverse roads and highways? Many people are asking themselves this disturbing and dichotomous question after three Tesla cars reportedly crashed or exploded – or both […]

(Natural News) Self-driving car technology is now advancing faster than it ever has before, and human road laws are only beginning to catch up. Recently, California became the latest state to approve new rules regarding autonomous vehicles, and it’s something that you may want to take note of. The reason is because it allows companies […]

(Natural News) Technology has light and dark sides. Even as it grants astronomers further sight and deeper insight into the cosmos, it also spawns pollution that veils the empyrean, warned a Science News For Students article. During the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society this January, astronomers warned about increasing amounts of space debris, light pollution, […]

(Natural News) Automakers dream about driverless cars. Chinese company EHang one-ups them with its one-man flying megadrone, reported The Daily Mail. Footage released by the Chinese drone maker show their EHang 184 “autonomous aerial vehicle” zipping through the air at 80 mph (130 kph) with a live person aboard its sleek cabin. EHang claimed that single and two-seat versions […]

(Natural News) As humanity inches closer to a world where self-driving cars are the norm, the company behind the biggest ride-sharing platform, Uber, wants to get a piece of the proverbial pie. To be more specific, the company wants to ban you from having your own self-driving car for your own personal use in your […]