The Wired Guide to Self-Driving Cars
N THE PAST five years, autonomous driving has gone from “maybe possible” to “definitely possible” to “inevitable” to “how did anyone ever think this wasn’t inevitable?” to "now commercially available." In December 2018, Waymo, the company that emerged from Google’s...
Locals Attacking Waymo Self-Driving Cars Being Tested in Arizona
Residents of Chandler, Arizona, are lashing out against self-driving cars. Angry locals have slashed tires and even pointed guns at Waymo vehicles being tested in the city. Some 21 incidents have been reported to police in the last two years, but many are thought to...
Key U.S. Senator Calls Self-driving Legislation a ‘long shot’
A landmark U.S. bill that would speed adoption of self-driving cars is now "a long shot" to pass before the current Congress adjourns in the coming weeks, a key Republican senator behind the legislation said. Many automaker lobbyists and congressional aides say the...
Elon Musk Broke One of Tesla’s Biggest Autopilot Rules in a TV Interview
Tesla tells owners they must keep their hands on the wheel at all times when using Autopilot, the automaker's semi-autonomous driver-assistance feature. But Tesla CEO Elon Musk took his hands off the wheel after activating Autopilot in a Model 3 sedan during a "60...
A Sleeping Tesla Driver Highlights Autopilot’s Biggest Flaw
AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES, so must policing. Last week, when a couple of California Highway Patrol officers spotted a man apparently sleeping in the driver’s seat of a TeslaModel S going 70 mph down Highway 101 in Palo Alto around 3:30 am, they moved behind the car and...