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Don Burnette Becomes Last Otto Co-Founder to Leave Uber Technologies

With the recent departure of Don Burnette, all four co-founders of driverless-trucking company Otto have left Uber Technologies Inc., about 18 months after Uber’s purchase of the startup.

April 19, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentTCA

New Hampshire Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation Faces Speed Bumps

A bill that would allow companies to road-test self-driving vehicles in New Hampshire may be facing some speed bumps.

April 18, 2018
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Self-Driving Electric Shuttle Buses Will Be Introduced at University of Michigan

A pair of self-driving shuttle buses should begin motoring around Ann Arbor, Mich., later in April in an ambitious test of the new technology.

April 13, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Driver Engagement Critical Issue for Cars That Steer Themselves

After partially faulting Tesla’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators in 2017 called on carmakers to do more to ensure drivers stay engaged as next-generation cars start to steer themselves.

April 11, 2018
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PennDOT Chief Outlines Temporary Rules for Testing Self-Driving Cars

Pennsylvania will ask Uber Technologies Inc. and any company developing self-driving cars with the same technology onboard to immediately stop testing.

April 9, 2018
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Opinion: Driverless Cars May Make Traffic Worse, Not Better

One of the more puzzling questions arising from the revolution in autonomous vehicles and on-demand services is what impact it will all have on cities.

April 6, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Houston Joins Smart Cities Program to Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles

Houston will join 21 other cities in a national partnership aimed at addressing persistent transportation challenges as technology and mobility choices have planners rethinking how streets, sidewalks and private spaces interact.

April 5, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Self-Driving Cars Are On North Carolina Turnpike Authority’s Radar

The fatal crash involving an Uber self-driving car in Arizona last month has not dissuaded the North Carolina Turnpike Authority from urging companies to test autonomous vehicles on the Triangle Expressway in western Wake County.

April 5, 2018
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Toyota Talks Self-Driving Cars and the Real Reason the Automaker Suspended Testing

When a woman crossing an Arizona street was struck and killed by a self-driving Uber car late last month, it sparked a swift public reckoning over the near-term future of autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.

April 3, 2018
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

California Starts Accepting Applications for Driverless Car Permits

California began accepting applications April 2 for permits to deploy self-driving cars on public roads without a human backup driver at the wheel.

April 3, 2018