autonomous vehicles
Basics
Are Tesla’s First Robotaxis Safe For U.S. Roads?
Safety advocates warn that Tesla is failing informal safety tests — even as their taxis take to Austin, Texas roads.
June 23, 2025
Friday Video: Are Driverless Big Rigs a Good Idea?
What will automated trucks really mean for America?
May 30, 2025
How the Private Self-Driving Car Might Change How We Live
Personally-owned AVs may challenge our definitions of time and space — and this author worries that it will not end well.
May 7, 2025
What Trump and Musk’s Deregulatory Blitz Could Mean for Auto Safety
Auto safety regulations are in the crosshairs — but Elon Musk may make out like, well, like an oligarch.
February 27, 2025
I Tried to Hate-Ride a Waymo. Turns Out, I Loved It
And therein lies the problem with the autonomous vehicle revolution.
November 20, 2024
Is America Ready for the Equity Impacts of the AV Revolution?
As high-profile crashes with driverless cars make headlines, should policymakers be paying attention to the less-discussed impacts of the AV revolution — especially for society's most marginalized?
August 20, 2024
What the Fall of the Chevron Doctrine Could Mean for Auto Safety
The Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron doctrine may have deadly consequences for road safety regulations.
July 10, 2024
Progressive Senators Say: It’s Time For the Feds to Regulate Vehicle Automation
Unfortunately, nobody knows whether automated vehicle technologies are safe — and federal regulators have struggled to stay ahead of the risks that come with innovations.
June 4, 2024
How AI Could Transform Transportation — And Not Just Autonomous Vehicles
Artificial intelligence is being installed in ours — but that's not the only place it's showing up. A new report explores what cities need to know about the emerging tech in order to use it well.
October 17, 2023
What Do ‘Livable’ Streets Look Like in an Era of Driverless Cars?
Does a world of autonomous cars really have to make our streets less human?
October 3, 2023
