San Francisco asks California regulators to halt or slow the rollout of driverless taxis
City officials want 'a series of limited deployments' rather than carte blanche authorizations.
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Beijing approves driverless taxi permits for Baidu and Pony.ai
Both companies are authorized to operate in a limited area.
UK regulators will allow drivers to watch TV in autonomous cars
Drivers must be ready to take back control, of course.
California allows companies to charge for autonomous car rides
It's the first time companies have been able to charge for driverless rides.
MIT helps self-driving cars ‘see’ through snow and fog
By mapping what’s beneath the road instead of what’s on it.
Apple hires the engineer who led the design of Tesla's car interiors
Another Tesla exec joins the Apple team.
Google researchers trained AI with your Mannequin Challenge videos
They used 2,000 YouTube clips to improve AI's depth perception.
GM is doubling the staff for its self-driving car business
The company plans to hire 1,000 more people to Cruise before year's end.
US DOT forms council to support emerging transportation tech
It aims to help hyperloop and self-driving car projects cut through red tape faster.
Waymo will sell its lidar sensors to companies outside of self-driving cars
The Laser Bear Honeycomb is a perimeter sensor usually placed on a vehicle's bumper.
The Engadget Podcast Ep 18: We Both Go Down Together
So, Yahoo is kind of a mess, huh?
