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Since an internet search company named Google began testing self-driving vehicles more than a decade ago, the still-in-development technology has faced a niggling issue:...
Anthony Levandowski Pleads Guilty to Stealing Waymo Secrets
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A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash
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A Cobalt Crisis Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales
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Uber Changes Its Rules, and Drivers Adjust Their Strategies
On a recent morning in Santa Monica, California, Sergio Avedian pulled into the parking lot of a Vons supermarket, signed into the Uber driver...
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Investors Hit the Brakes on Automotive Startups
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Vancouver Wants to Avoid Other Cities’ Mistakes With Uber and Lyft
Canadian officials approve ride-hailing long after it's become a staple elsewhere, with tough rules on fares and driver licensing.
San Francisco Joins the Move to Ban Cars From a Major Street
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