Autonomous Vehicles

Austin-based autonomous vehicle startup Avride deployed its robots between Cesar Chavez and 15th streets and I-35 and West Avenue this week.

Amazon-owned Zoox will release its fleet of white SUVs with multicolored back-ends to Austin’s entertainment districts sometime in July.

After rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for Cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestrian.

The software problem caused a car to drag a pedestrian forward after a crash in San Francisco last month.

As Cruise pauses driverless vehicle operations, firefighters catch a break from robot car callouts.

The autonomous vehicles have been operating in Austin since the spring. The GM-backed company says it's cooperating with investigators.

A state law passed in 2017 paved the way for the driverless cars. “Simply put," the city said in a memo, "Texas cities cannot regulate autonomous vehicles."

Imagine standing on a street corner in Central Austin and seeing a white car with black and red accents stop at a light. You look for the driver, but the seat is empty. The light turns green, and the car drives off on its own.

Austin drivers might find themselves pulling up next to tech-laden cars maneuvering by themselves more often as the city becomes a center for this kind of vehicle.

By this time next year, you might be able to order a self-driving Ford Escape Hybrid SUV with the Lyft app, but two humans will be seated in the front as safety drivers.