Once a wild dream, self-driving vehicles are already on public roads, in some cases hauling people inside cities. Tesla even self-delivered a car from the factory to a customer's house with no one in ...

Autonomous vehicles are equipped with systems that monitor and control their operation. They employ a variety of technologies to respond to their environment, including GPS, infrared sensors, cameras, ...

Level 3 autonomous driving marks a major leap in car tech, letting the vehicle handle most driving tasks under certain conditions while still requiring a driver to take over when prompted. Unlike ...

While autonomous vehicles are frequently in the headlines, the industry is one that is largely misunderstood by the public. There are six different levels of autonomous vehicles, from level 0 to level ...

When the Society of Automotive Engineers released their definitions of varying levels of automation from level 0 to level 5, it became easier to define and distinguish between the many capabilities ...

More autonomous features are being added into high-end vehicles, but getting to full autonomy will likely take years more effort, a slew of new technologies — some of which are not in use today, and ...

If you’ve been keeping up with autonomous vehicle news—or just spending a bit of time in our Cars category—you’ve probably seen people throw around terms like “Level 2 autonomy” or “Level 4 ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Mercedes-Benz this year became the first automaker in the U.S. to say it plans to sell an advanced driver-assistance system that allows motorists to drive eyes-and-hands-free in ...

Just days after a Tesla whistleblower leaked thousands of customer-safety complaints, a May 28 crash in Hudsonville, Michigan, of a Tesla in self-driving mode illustrates the dangers of the deception ...

Several major trends are driving automotive innovation, including the evolution of vehicle automation from partial to full driving assistance, and the ability to implement security, in-vehicle ...

PennDOT is asking for public comment on newly drafted guidelines that could allow commercial highly automated and nearly driverless vehicles and remotely-driven vehicles to operate on Pennsylvania ...