Posted on · The autonomous ride-hailing service launched in Houston in February. Waymo subsequently issued a software recall after two of its vehicles got caught in floodwaters in San Antonio.
Posted on · Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses.
Posted on · The self-driving ride-hailing service, which has been testing in Houston with human supervision, plans to conduct autonomous testing in multiple Texas cities before offering rides to the public "early next year."
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Posted on · Could a helicopter taxi service with no pilot aboard take off in Houston? What kinds of industries here could put a robot dog to work? Companies in the expanding realm of autonomous technology showcased their answers at a recent conference.
Posted on · Waymo, which operates autonomous ride-hailing services in four U.S. cities, will not be offering self-driving services in Houston this summer. Instead, vehicles will be driven manually around designated areas to collect data, according to the company.
Posted on · Both companies say they are operating with Level 4 automation. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), that means the vehicles are responsible "for driving tasks within limited service areas while occupants act only as passengers and do not need to be engaged."
Posted on · On Friday's show: We dig deeper on the TEA's grades for Texas schools for the 2022-2023 school year, which were just released after a 19-month legal battle. And a local union wants to see an increase in the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers.
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Posted on · The move comes just months after Cruise announced it would restart testing operations in Houston after a staffing shakeup followed the launch of several federal safety investigations into the vehicles.
Posted on · The expansion in Houston will also include some new vehicles that operate entirely without a person inside.
Posted on · The vehicles are still the subject of a federal investigation launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a branch of the United States Department of Transportation last year after several reports of the driverless cars injuring pedestrians.
Posted on · The California-based technology company has been making autonomous hauls between Texas' two largest cities, while having a human behind the wheel to oversee operations, since 2019.
Posted on · The software problem caused a car to drag a pedestrian forward after a crash in San Francisco last month.
Posted on · The pause in operations comes three days after California Department of Motor Vehicle's suspended Cruise's permits to operate the driverless cars in the state.
