Driverless taxi vandalized and set on fire in San Francisco’s Chinatown
California authorities investigating if attack on Google’s Waymo car is latest in series of protests targeting autonomous vehicles
August 2023
Robotaxi breakdowns cause mayhem in San Francisco days after expansion vote
Public utilities commission had allowed Google’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise to operate all day in a vote on Thursday
July 2023
The rebel group stopping self-driving cars in San Francisco – one cone at a time
The Safe Street Rebel group has waged a war against robotaxis in an effort to end vehicle dominance in the city and promote public transport
Protesters develop novel way to build cone-sensus against driverless cars
San Francisco’s Safe Street Rebel group are disabling autonomous taxis by placing a cone on the hood of the car
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TechScape: Self-driving cars are here and they’re watching you
Driverless cars have their cameras trained on the road – and on those inside, making some wonder just how that data will be used. Plus, Twitter’s viewing limits
June 2023
Self-driving Waymo car kills dog amid increasing concern over robotaxis
Collision occurred as canine ran out from behind another car, but autonomous vehicle could not stop in time to avoid contact
May 2023
My week navigating the awkward teenage years of self-driving cars
Pedestrians and human motorists in San Francisco are learning to interact with ‘robot drivers’. Here’s how my experience went
January 2021
'Peak hype': why the driverless car revolution has stalled
As Uber parks its plans for robotaxis, experts admit the autonomous vehicle challenge is bigger than anticipated
December 2019
Google's self-driving car project buys British AI firm Latent Logic
Purchase of Oxford University spinoff gives Waymo its first presence in the UK
May 2019
Europa
European companies can't compete against global giants
Finance ministers say Europe is increasingly dependent on Chinese and US technology
March 2019
Waymo trials its self-driving cars outside Phoenix, Arizona – video
‘I’m so done with driving’: is the robot car revolution finally near?
December 2018
Self-driving car drove me from California to New York, claims ex-Uber engineer
Trip by Anthony Levandowski, controversial engineer involved in Uber-Waymo lawsuit, would be longest without human taking over
August 2018
Sebastian Thrun: ‘The costs of the air taxi system could be less than an Uber’
The Google X founder on flying taxis, the healthcare uses for AI – and why we haven’t seen the last of Google Glass
March 2018
Jaguar to supply 20,000 cars to Google's self-driving spin-off Waymo
Deal, worth up to £1.3bn, shows Waymo’s ambition in developing driverless ride-hailing service
February 2018
Uber and Waymo reach settlement in blockbuster trade secrets trial
Waymo will receive a financial settlement that includes 0.34% of Uber’s equity, putting the award at about $245m
'Greed is good': ex-Uber boss likened to Gordon Gekko at trade secrets trial
Lawyers for self-driving car company Waymo play clip from Wall Street in court, as Travis Kalanick is accused of stealing rival’s ideas
The Uber trial exposing dirty secrets of Silicon Valley's greatest innovators
As a blockbuster trade secrets trial kicks off, Anthony Levandowski is the central figure in the bitter dispute between Uber and Waymo
January 2018
Who's driving? Autonomous cars may be entering the most dangerous phase
Autopilot controls are not yet fully capable of functioning without human intervention – but they’re good enough to lull us into a false sense of security
December 2017
UK lacks infrastructure for self-driving electric cars, says Axa
Britain could miss out on autonomous vehicle revolution owing to the shortage of charging bays and National Grid limitations
