Cruise has ceased driverless car operations nationwide. After a very public incident involving a pedestrian, San Francisco officials and California state regulators banned the company from operations in the city, just months after approving an expansion of service. After it was discovered that the company left out key details regarding the incident involving one of …
Photo: Justin Sullivan / Staff (Getty Images) The California Department of Motor Vehicles has banned General Motors’ Cruise robotaxis from operating in San Francisco. The suspension goes into effect immediately and only applies to Cruise vehicles that don’t include a human driver. Self-driving prototypes with a monitor behind the wheel will still be allowed to …
The public’s trust in self-driving cars has declined for the second year in a row, according to a study conducted by J.D. Power and MIT. The growing distrust applies to self-driving cars in general, including autonomous vehicles used by ride-hailing services, as well as autonomous driving systems such as Tesla’s “Autopilot,” which belies its limited …
A new horizon of automotive innovation is here as Mercedes-Benz unveils its state-of-the-art Drive Pilot system for the U.S. market. Embarking on a new era of mobility, this cutting-edge technology represents the world’s first certified SAE Level 3 system. In the realm of autonomous driving, SAE Level 3, also known as “conditionally automated driving,” denotes …