A self-driving car can make a mistake in seconds, but the reason it happened may stretch far back through a long chain of ...

For the first time, new algorithms may be able to automatically explain why some self-driving cars crash—a question crucial ...

For the first time, new algorithms may be able to automatically explain why some self-driving cars crash – a question crucial to answer as more autonomous vehicles take to the roads.

Google-spinoff Waymo is in the midst of expanding its self-driving car fleet into new regions. Waymo touts more than 200 million miles of driving that informs how the vehicles navigate roads, but the ...

Cars with self-driving features are supposed to promise a safer and more convenient future. But there’s a problem: human brains weren’t designed for the strange new role these vehicles demand of us.

Self-driving cars are becoming more common on the roads, with several U.S. cities now making them a part of their public transportation. This technology is far from perfect, however, with some recent ...

One of the biggest problems with self-driving systems is that they can see the road perfectly well and still make shaky short-term decisions in messy city traffic. The advanced systems struggle to ...

Applied Intuition’s cofounders are building software that can drive everything from planes to tanks to automobiles. But to expand beyond its $800 million business selling tech for cars, they will have ...

The automobile industry is promising that autonomous vehicles will be much safer on the road with fewer errors made by human beings. However, despite being pretty advanced, self-driving cars’ ...

Self-driving cars often struggle with with situations that are commonplace for human drivers. When confronted with construction zones, school buses, power outages, or misbehaving pedestrians, these ...

Confronting the weirdness of a Waymo future. Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Mr. Douthat is a columnist and the host of the “Interesting Times” podcast. It feels as if we’ve ...

Beijing has become the first Chinese city to launch dedicated commercial insurance for assisted and self-driving vehicles, signaling a strong push toward broader adoption of autonomous driving ...