self-driving cars
Uber Partners with Nvidia to Deploy 100,000 Autonomous Vehicles by 2027: Revolutionizing the Ride-Hailing Industry
Oct 29, 2025 01:02 pm CST
Uber Technologies and Nvidia have announced a groundbreaking partnership to deploy 100,000 autonomous vehicles starting in 2027, with Stellantis supplying at least 5,000 robotaxis for initial operations. This collaboration aims to reduce operational costs while creating a comprehensive data ecosystem for autonomous vehicle development, potentially transforming the economics of ride-hailing services through large-scale robotaxi deployment.
Police Pull Over Driverless Waymo Car for Illegal U-Turn: When Autonomous Vehicles Break Traffic Laws
Sep 30, 2025 02:00 pm CST
San Bruno police encountered an unusual traffic violation when they stopped a vehicle making an illegal U-turn only to discover it was a driverless Waymo car with no one to ticket. This incident highlights the emerging challenges of enforcing traffic laws as autonomous vehicles become more common on public roads, raising questions about accountability in the evolving landscape of transportation technology.