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Driverless Cars

Waymo car | Robert Alvarez/Dreamstime.com

Driverless Cars

Union-Backed Boston Ordinance Would Require Drivers in Driverless Waymos

Unionized drivers and politicians say regulation is needed to stop autonomous vehicles from replacing jobs.

Christian Britschgi | 7.30.2025 1:50 PM

The view out the windshield of a car from the driver's seat, also showing the steering wheel and dashboard | Kyodo/Newscom

Driverless Cars

The Slow Approval of Self-Driving Cars Is Costing Lives

Laws requiring a "driver" in driverless cars make as much sense as requiring a horse to be yoked to the front of an automobile, just in case.

Steven Greenhut | 1.17.2025 7:30 AM

An autonomous vehicle | Photo: Waymo

Economics

2024: The Year of the Driverless Car

Waymo is expanding its autonomous taxi fleet that can carry passengers on public roads, no human driver required.

Christian Britschgi | 11.21.2024 6:00 AM

behind the wheel of a driverless truck on the road | Scharfsinn86/Dreamstime.com

Driverless Cars

California Considers Union-Backed Bill Requiring Driverless Trucks To Have a Driver in Them

The state's labor groups have explicitly said their policy is about protecting jobs from new technology.

Christian Britschgi | 4.6.2023 5:30 PM

Self-driving Waymo | Karl Mondon/TNS/Newscom

Self-driving vehicles

George Hotz: Fully Self-Driving Cars Are a 'Scam' and Silicon Valley 'Needs To Die'

The hacking wunderkind thinks Big Tech's approach won't work. He built a $999 autonomous driving system that runs on a smartphone.

Justin Monticello | 2.24.2020 11:46 AM

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Driverless Cars

How Can Our Dumb Infrastructure Accommodate Smart Cars?

We’re going to need a lot more sensing equipment—and fast. Here’s how to do it.

Andrea O'Sullivan | 11.26.2019 8:00 AM

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Reason Roundup

'Mobile Brothels' Could Be Enabled by Self-Driving Cars, But That Doesn't Mean They Will: Reason Roundup

Plus: Amazon goes to Washington (for good) and Chicago cops shoot man who stopped bar shooting.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 11.13.2018 9:30 AM

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Driverless Cars

Regulatory Hysteria About Children, Driverless Cars Combines to Shut Down Autonomous School Bus Project

The shuttle traveled eight miles per hour down a three-block route one day a week.

Christian Britschgi | 10.23.2018 1:00 PM

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Driverless Cars

The Senate's Driverless Car Bill Is Broadly Deregulatory and Promisingly Bipartisan. Naturally, It's Going Nowhere.

Tepid attempts at loosening federal regulations have crashed into senatorial intransigence.

Christian Britschgi | 9.6.2018 7:30 AM

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Self-driving vehicles

Regulating Self-Driving Cars Like Pharmaceuticals Is a Really Stupid Idea

Conventional cars didn't need FDA-style regulation, and neither do self-driving cars.

Ronald Bailey | 4.18.2018 4:15 PM

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Transportation Policy

Driverless Trucks Will Be Great for Consumers, Safety, and Truck Drivers

Don't buy the doom and gloom over autonomous big rigs.

Christian Britschgi | 4.3.2018 5:35 PM

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Self-driving vehicles

Waymo Unleashes Real Self-Driving Cars in Arizona

No vehicle is truly self-driving if a "safety driver" is still sitting in the front seat

Ronald Bailey | 11.7.2017 5:10 PM

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Driverless Cars

Self-Driving Cars Will Make Most Auto Safety Regulations Unnecessary

Simplifying the rules could save lives on the highway.

Jim Epstein | 11.6.2017 2:14 PM

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Self-driving vehicles

Super Hacker George Hotz: I Can Make Your Car Drive Itself for Under $1,000

Comma.ai aims to bring plug-and-play autonomy to the masses.

Justin Monticello | 10.27.2017 4:15 PM

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Reasontv

The Politician Behind California High Speed Rail Now Says It's 'Almost a Crime'

Quentin Kopp convinced voters to approve the project. Now he's suing to kill it.

Justin Monticello | 9.20.2017 4:42 PM

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Donald Trump

Trump Boots Out Immigrant Kids [Podcast]

Reason editors discuss DACA, Artificial Intelligence, federalism, and driverless cars.

Andrew Heaton and Ian Keyser | 9.5.2017 5:20 PM

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Driverless Cars

Regular Cars Didn't Need Federal Regulation; Neither Do Driverless Vehicles

New federal legislation is more likely to hinder rather than help the development of autonomous vehicles.

Ronald Bailey | 7.31.2017 2:15 PM

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Driverless Cars

Let Driverless Car Innovators—Not Bureaucrats—Work Out Security, Privacy Issues

Companies are more likely to adapt more quickly to issues.

Andrea O'Sullivan | 6.14.2017 8:30 AM

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Driverless Cars

Forcing Apple to Shut Down Drivers' Phones Is a Terrible Idea

Jerks who want to FaceTime while they drive will always find a way, alas.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 1.14.2017 8:30 AM

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Self-driving vehicles

Ford Gets It Right on Self-Driving Cars

Go for full self-driving capability, not half-assed autonomy.

Ronald Bailey | 12.29.2016 11:05 AM

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Self-driving vehicles

Driverless Cars and the Revenge of the Moral Equivalent of Hostlers and Horse-Drawn Carriage Makers

A perplexingly stupid op-ed against self-driving cars in The New York Times

Ronald Bailey | 12.19.2016 11:10 AM

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Webathon

Why It's a Good Thing That Driverless Cars and Trucks Are Going To Take Decades…

...to become fully operational. Tech change, like social change, is more evolutionary than we think, allowing society to adjust.

Nick Gillespie | 12.6.2016 10:30 AM

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Reasontv

Sorry, Elon Musk! Driverless Cars Will Take Longer Than You Think.

Skepticism coming from researchers at UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon and MIT.

Nick Gillespie and Paul Detrick | 12.5.2016 10:00 AM

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