Waymo’s Self-Driving Jaguars Arrive With New, Homegrown Tech

The Google sibling company's own engineers redesigned the lidar, radar, and cameras that guide the car.

Plane Contrails Have a Surprising Effect on Global Warming

The wispy ice clouds formed by jet exhaust help trap heat near the Earth's surface. But…

How Self-Driving Car Makers Measure Their Own Progress

New reports track how often humans need to take control of autonomous vehicles being tested. That's…

Your Ad Here—Uber Moves Into Car-Top Digital Billboards

Uber's ad program gives drivers a chance to earn more, and gives the ride-hailing company a…

With In-Car AR, Drivers Get a New View of the Road Ahead

Navigation screens with augmented reality are the latest in an arms race among upscale auto makers…

This Vehicle Has No Side-View Mirrors—and It’s Legal

Self-driving startup Nuro is the first company to win an exemption from federal safety requirements. It…

San Francisco Joins the Move to Ban Cars From a Major Street

New York has cleared Times Square and 14th Street, while Oslo is banishing drivers from its…

The World’s Most Traffic-Choked Cities, Ranked

Cities in Asia and South America dominate the “top” of the list. Los Angeles, the US's…

Probe of the Kobe Bryant Crash Will Examine If Fog Played a Role

The helicopter was flying under “special visual flight rules” that allow pilots to fly through low-visibility…

New Safety Gizmos Are Making Car Insurance More Expensive

The high cost of repairing sensor-packed vehicles outpaces the savings from fewer crashes.