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Uber said it was suspending North American tests of its self-driving vehicles, which are currently going on in Arizona, Pittsburgh and Toronto. (Photo/San Francisco Chronicle)

Fatal US self-driving auto accident raises novel legal questions

The companies that supplied self-driving technologies could potentially be held liable if litigation ensued from the Tempe accident.

21 Mar 2018 10:23 AM

Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street

US lawmakers have been debating legislation that would speed introduction of self-driving cars.

20 Mar 2018 8:05 AM

California requires automakers, technology companies and startups that test their self-driving vehicles on public roads to provide an annual compilation of miles traveled in autonomous mode and the number of “disengagements.”

Google Waymo tests self-driving car in California

Alphabet is out ahead of rivals based on a key measure of autonomous driving performance.

02 Feb 2018 9:26 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Photo: AFP)

Microsoft cloud to help Baidu self-driving car effort

Microsoft will enable alliance members to collaborate, share information and tap into the analytic power of Azure cloud computing.

19 Jul 2017 7:58 AM

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, contemplated putting the company's hardware and software smarts to work in a car nearly a decade ago.

Could Apple's next big thing be a car?

Experts are trying to deduce the secretive company's plans for traction in a market where others have been speeding along.

30 Jun 2017 8:04 AM

SeDriCa – The winning car

A team of seven boys from IIT-Bombay have made India proud.

09 Jun 2017 12:17 AM

Uber threatens to fire self-driving car engineer in Waymo case

Uber has threatened to fire an engineer accused by Alphabet's self-driving Waymo unit of stealing confidential documents.

22 May 2017 12:24 PM

Chief Executive Tim Cook has suggested that Apple wants to move beyond integration of Apple smartphones into vehicle infotainment systems. (Photo: AP)

Apple receives permit in California to test self-driving cars

Apple has recruited dozens of auto experts in recent years, and the permit pulls the curtain back a bit on any possible plan.

15 Apr 2017 10:37 AM

Waymo is a subsidiary of the Google parent company.

Alphabet accuses Uber of stealing self-driving car technology

The suit contends that a Waymo manager took technical data with him when he left.

24 Feb 2017 8:08 AM

He will also act as an adviser to both Kalanick and Anthony Levandowski, who heads Uber's self-driving program.

Uber hires Google search veteran Singhal for senior engineering post

Singhal said he was excited for the engineering challenges Uber is tackling, and called the company "a geek's candy store."

21 Jan 2017 10:02 AM

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