Uber Technologies Inc., a pioneer developer of autonomous trucks that helped the idea gain traction with the industry, announced it has halted its self-driving truck program. Instead, it will focus the technology on its fleet of passenger cars.
July 31, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Uber Stops Work on Self-Driving Trucks, Reassigns Employees
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Uber Ends Testing of Self-Driving Cars, Trucks in Arizona
Uber Technologies Inc. confirmed it is shutting down its autonomous vehicle operations in Arizona, including its self-driving trucks, two months after one of its self-driving passenger cars struck and killed a pedestrian in the state.
May 24, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
Jaguar CEO Ralf Speth Says Nobody Can Go It Alone in Autonomous Driving
Jaguar Land Rover, which is teaming with Waymo to develop autonomous vehicles, is testing the technology predominantly in the United Kingdom and sharpening efforts to make the roads safer with such cars, CEO Ralf Speth said.
April 25, 2018Business, Technology, Autonomous
Uber Disabled Volvo鈥檚 Safety System Before Fatality, Aptiv Says
Uber Technologies Inc. disabled the standard collision-avoidance technology in the Volvo SUV that struck and killed a woman in Arizona March 18, according to the auto-parts maker that supplied the vehicle鈥檚 radar and camera.
March 27, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous
Arizona Suspends Uber鈥檚 Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Arizona ordered Uber Technologies Inc. to stop operating autonomous vehicles on the state鈥檚 roads indefinitely after the death of a pedestrian there a week ago.
March 26, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Editorial
Editorial: A Proper Pause for Safety鈥檚 Sake
The decision by Uber to halt testing of its autonomous trucks in the wake of a fatal accident involving one of its pilot autonomous cars was a prudent move, and one that demonstrates how the relentless pace of technological innovation sometimes needs a pause.
March 22, 2018