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Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Now Hauling Freight in Arizona

Uber Technologies Inc. announced that its self-driving commercial trucks are now conducting regular freight hauls in Arizona through the Uber Freight network.

March 6, 2018

Toyota Adds $2.8 Billion to Software Push for Self-Driving Cars

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to spend $2.8 billion to make sure its system for writing the software for self-driving cars will be just as efficient as the factories that build them.

March 5, 2018

Chao Tells Automated Vehicle Summit DOT “3.0” Guidance Could Be Issued in Early Summer

WASHINGTON — Updated federal guidance for manufacturers and states seeking to deploy self-driving vehicles could be released as early as summer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told hundreds of executives attending the automated vehicle policy summit here.

March 1, 2018

Self-Driving Firm Aurora Innovation Lands $90 Million Investment

Aurora Innovation’s 2018 is off to a booming start. The self-driving car company with offices in Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley started the year announcing partnerships with Hyundai and Volkswagen.

February 28, 2018

Ford is Arriving With a Solution to Miami’s Terrible Drivers: Eliminate Them

On Feb. 27, Ford announced it had chosen Miami-Dade to be the first large-scale test site of its self-driving vehicle fleet.

February 27, 2018

Self-Driving Cars With No In-Vehicle Backup Driver Get OK for California Public Roads

Self-driving cars with no human backup behind the wheel will be legal on California roads for testing and transporting the public starting April 2.

February 27, 2018

Capitol Agenda for the Week of Feb. 26: If We All Drove Electric Cars

Where, exactly, does a federal fuel-tax increase fit in with plans for funding infrastructure? A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

February 26, 2018

TuSimple Expands as It Readies Self-Driving Truck Technology

Though it will likely be a decade or more before commercial trucks roll down the road without human drivers, trucks with sophisticated, semi-autonomous driving systems will soon be on the street — with a person aboard to supervise.

February 26, 2018

BMW, Toyota Back a Driverless Startup That Wants to Start Small

As automakers spend billions to rack up autonomous miles and map city streets, Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW AG are also betting on a startup with a more modest approach.

February 26, 2018