Rather than wait decades to do more testing of AVs, companies have adopted simulators as an essential tool for helping record mileage in cyber worlds.

U.S. regulators will ask the public if robotic cars should be allowed on streets without steering wheels or brake pedals as they try to set the first legal boundaries for their design in the world's second-largest vehicle market.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao outlined steps that the department is taking to prepare for the arrival of innovations such as flying taxis, hyperloops and autonomous vehicles.

A simple change helped St. Charles Toyota save $65,000 per year and eliminated reams of paperwork.

The curb has become a valuable piece of urban real estate, and how city planners allocate curb space may affect the future of mobility services.

Apple last week filed documents with NHTSA, the nation's top auto safety regulator, that describe the company's testing program, its approach to safety and an outline of how it ensures its self-driving system is working properly.

The company's decision to issue an assessment voluntarily may signal its intentions to present a more public and consumer-friendly face for its autonomous-vehicle program.

Even with automakers and tech companies sprouting projects across the country, California remains a fertile testing ground for self-driving vehicles. 

Safety advocates are urging road design changes to address rising numbers of pedestrian deaths across the country, warning that self-driving technology, while promising, isn't a fool-proof answer to safety concerns.

Self-driving truck startup TuSimple said the new funds will help expand its fleet and accelerate joint-development projects with major automakers and suppliers.

May Mobility, a self-driving shuttle provider based in Ann Arbor, Mich., has raised a new round of funding that will help the company expand its fledgling operations.

Tesla faces economic headwinds that include potential tariffs and the end of electric vehicle tax credits in the United States. Key to the company's continued momentum: the Model 3 electric sedan.

A vehicular version of the VHS-versus-Betamax format fight has emerged between cellular fans and digital short-range communications advocates.

A Montana imaging company, Blackmore, is refining its technology to help autonomous vehicles measure velocity as well as distance in mapping objects using lidar sensors.