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When Doug Herbert’s teenage sons died in a car crash, the multi-time Top Fuel drag racing champion vowed to make sure other families never face the same heartbreak. That determination led him to ...

Speaking at the xAI hackathon, Elon Musk said that Tesla will remove safety monitors from its robotaxis operating in Austin. The move will happen "within three weeks," which should coincide with the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — There are lots of things a rideshare passenger wouldn’t want their driver to do when they’re behind the wheel. One of them is falling asleep while sitting in the driver’s seat.

As with most things Tesla launches these days, the rollout of its Robotaxi service has been anything but smooth. It began with a high-profile debut in Austin, Texas, back in June, paired with Elon ...

Tesla is betting big on Robotaxi, and the automaker is trying to roll the tech out as fast as possible. That's why the program isn't uniform nationwide: in Austin, Texas, safety employees sit in the ...

A Tesla Robotaxi ‘safety driver’ in San Francisco was caught on video sleeping in the middle of a drive with a customer. The good news is that the system did wake him up, but certainly a bit late.

As Tesla’s profits shrink and its model lineup continues to age, the company remains focused on establishing new lines of business. Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there’s not much his Optimus robots won’t ...

PARKERSBURG – Daylight saving time ends when the clocks are turned back an hour early Sunday morning. Changes in sleep routine and the amount of daylight could impact both driver and pedestrian safety ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Traffic accidents remain one of the leading causes of death for teenagers in the United States, and safety experts are urging parents to take action during National Teen ...

A new advocacy group is pushing state lawmakers to pass more stringent autonomous vehicle regulations. The group, Safe Autonomous Vehicles Everywhere in the United States (SAVE-US), says its goal is ...