Waymo in talks with Hyundai Motor to produce self-driving taxis
By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Alphabet's Waymo is in talks with South Korea's Hyundai Motor to outsource manufacturing of its self-driving vehicles, South Korean newspaper, Electronic Times, reported. Officials at Waymo and Hyundai Motor have met more than
Tesla car that killed Seattle motorcyclist was in ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode, police say
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Tesla Model S car was in "Full Self-Driving" mode when it hit and killed a 28-year-old motorcyclist in the Seattle area in April, police said, making it at least the second fatal accident
Shanghai allows Tesla to carry out Full Self-Driving pilot
By Ella Cao, Zhang Yan and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai is allowing 10 Tesla vehicles to carry out tests of the company's most advanced autonomous driving software to pave way for its rollout in China, local-government-backed The Shanghai Observer
US agency seeks answers from Waymo in self-driving vehicle probe
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it is seeking additional details about a series incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles. In May, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened
US safety probe into Waymo self-driving vehicles finds more incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles. Earlier this month, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an
Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026
Βy Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country's transport minister Mark Harper said on Wednesday. Cars with full self-driving technology are not currently permitted on Britain's roads but the government's Automated Vehicles