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These Truckers Work Alongside the Coders Trying to Reconfigure Their Jobs

Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them the talk.

June 26, 2017
BusinessAutonomous

Daimler, Uber to Partner on Self-Driving Cars

Car and truck maker Daimler AG plans to introduce and operate self-driving cars on Ubers ridesharing network in the coming years under a new partnership between the companies.

January 31, 2017
GovernmentBusinessAutonomous

Self-Driving Cars Must Meet 15 Benchmarks in US Guidance

The Obama administrations proposed guidelines for self-driving cars, to be formally unveiled Sept. 20, include 15 benchmarks automakers will need to meet before their autonomous vehicles can hit the road.

September 20, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

When Self-Driving Vehicles Take to the Road, Impact on Jobs is Uncertain

Millions of Americans make a living by driving trucks, delivery vans, taxis and ride-hailing cars. When technology takes the wheel, what will happen to their livelihoods?

September 6, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

Uber Acquires Self-Driving Truck Startup Otto

Ridesharing company Uber said it has acquired Otto, a startup firm that is developing a self-driving aftermarket kit for heavy-duty trucks.

August 18, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

Automaker Group Warns Timetable for Self-Driving Vehicle Guidance Too Aggressive

An automaker trade association warned April 8 that U.S. auto safety regulators' timetable for unveiling guidance on the deployment of self-driving cars may be too aggressive.

April 12, 2016
GovernmentBusinessAutonomous

Google's Self-Driving Car Software Considered a Driver by NHTSA

Google Inc.s artificial-intelligence system will be interpreted as a driver by federal regulators, a step toward compliance that would help the tech giants self-driving cars hit U.S. roads.

February 10, 2016
BusinessAutonomous

Simulated City to Test Self-Driving Cars Opens in Michigan

A simulated city opens July 20 on the north campus of the University of Michigan to test how self-driving cars will travel in the future without mowing down pedestrians or causing colossal crashes.

July 20, 2015
Business

Autonomous Technology Needs US Standards, Volvo Executive Tells Transportation Panel

WASHINGTON For autonomous driving technologies to continue to advance, lawmakers will have to approve federal standards that address various regulations at the state level, a Volvo Group executive told a Senate transportation panel July 7.

July 13, 2015
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Nevada Governor Asks State Officials to Support Self-Driving Vehicles

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving vehicles as part of a multimillion-dollar highway widening and expansion project in Las Vegas, the Associated Press reported.

June 12, 2015