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After a Waymo was set on fire in San Francisco, is this the end of the road for self-driving cars? Don’t bet on it

Published 13 February 2024
By Will Dron
The road to fully autonomous vehicles becoming mainstream has been a bumpy one, to say the least, but on Saturday it became a fiery one, too.
Ford Bluedrive

Ford gets approval for hands-free driving in UK

Ford drivers will be able to take their hands off the wheel legally while driving following the approval of its BlueCruise technology.
Published 13 April 2023
Ford autonomous technology

Keep up payments or autonomous cars drive away

Ford has submitted a patent that could give future self-driving cars the ability to be repossessed if the owner misses payments.
Published 02 March 2023
Waymo self-driving car in rain in San Francisco

Watch: Self-driving car in heavy rain

The autonomous driving technology company Waymo appears to be making considerable progress when it comes to dealing with bad weather.
Published 01 March 2023
Tesla Model Y goes on sale in UK, priced from £54,990

Tesla scraps ultrasonic sensors

Tesla has announced that it will no longer employ ultrasonic sensors on its models.
Published 07 October 2022
Jaguar Land Rover to open self-driving 'smart city hub' in Ireland

Law change to allow movies in self-driving cars

Proposed Highway Code changes will pave the way for self-driving cars on UK roads by 2025, including the ability to watch movie on the move.
Published 20 April 2022
Mercedes tests Drive Pilot

Mercedes to take blame for self-driving crashes

Mercedes has announced that it will take legal responsibility for any crashes that occur while the self-driving system is engaged.
Published 28 March 2022
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

Tesla Autopilot accidents down

Tesla has released its latest quarterly report showing an improvement in the safety performance of its Autopilot driver assistance system.
Published 18 January 2022
FedEx to begin self-driving truck trials on US highways between Dallas and Houston

FedEx to begin self-driving truck trials

US parcel delivery firm FedEx is to begin testing a fleet of self-driving trucks on highways in the state of Texas in partnership with Aurora.
Published 24 September 2021
Tesla Model 3

Tesla Autopilot reduces driver attention

Tesla Autopilot to launch later this year, but study reveals its negative impact on driver behaviour.
Published 21 September 2021
Safety expert questions Ford billboard patent

Patent to beam adverts into cars 'worrying'

A new Ford patent that would see billboard advertisements projected onto infotainment screens may pose "worrying" safety issues.
Published 19 May 2021
“Self-driving” cars could be legalised on UK roads later this year

“Self-driving” cars allowed on UK roads this year

"Self-driving” cars could be allowed on the UK’s roads later this year, the Department of Transport (DfT) has announced.
Published 28 April 2021
Toyota acquires Lyft’s self-driving division

Toyota acquires Lyft’s self-driving division

Toyota will acquire Level 5, the self-driving car division of ride-hailing company Lyft, for $550m (£396m), it has been announced.
Published 27 April 2021