Someday, we're told, self-driving cars won't need human drivers at all. We're not there yet, but there are a few cars available today with systems similar to an airliner's autopilot -- a system that ...

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, right, and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt ride in a Google self-driving car in Mountain View, California, in February. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ...

China is abruptly slowing its push to put fully self-driving cars on its roads, pivoting from aggressive commercialization to a more cautious, safety-first posture. After a deadly crash involving ...

Volkswagen will unveil a concept for a large, electric sedan with fully self-driving capability at next week's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The concept doesn't preview a specific model ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety — the people who crash cars to determine which ones are safest — and its associated research organization, the Highway Loss Data Institute, have a startling ...

It's crazy to ride/drive in a car that you need to take control over only when it's about to crash. You may reading a map; talking on the phone; even have drifted off a bit, lulled into a dangerous ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

Automation is a set of predetermined rules that control an outcome. Working as the IT Director at a midsize print service provider, I've been personally involved in the adoption of print automation at ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Thursday released a new rating program for vehicles with partial automation, one which no car on the market can pass without changes. The rating system ...

Whether we like it or not, eventually the day will come where we have to admit that we outgrew our childhood toys — unless, of course, we tech them up in the name of science. And in some cases we ...