Self-Driving Cars /tags/self-driving-cars Self-Driving Cars en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT New in town? Here's how to get around Austin's transit and infamous traffic. /transportation/2024-07-15/austin-traffic-driving-bus-train-directions-i35-airport Learn the ins and outs of Austin’s public transit, major highways and alternative transport options to travel like a seasoned local. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /transportation/2024-07-15/austin-traffic-driving-bus-train-directions-i35-airport Nathan Bernier Yet another self-driving car company will use Austin as its testing grounds /transportation/2024-06-28/austin-texas-self-driving-cars-zoox-cruise-waymo Amazon-owned Zoox will release its fleet of white SUVs with multicolored back-ends to Austin’s entertainment districts sometime in July. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2024-06-28/austin-texas-self-driving-cars-zoox-cruise-waymo Katy McAfee Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year /transportation/2023-12-30/driverless-car-startup-cruises-no-good-terrible-year After rapidly expanding its self-driving car program, things took a disastrous turn for Cruise when one of its robotaxis struck a pedestrian. Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:10:51 GMT /transportation/2023-12-30/driverless-car-startup-cruises-no-good-terrible-year Dara Kerr Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars /transportation/2023-08-26/armed-with-traffic-cones-protesters-are-immobilizing-driverless-cars Self-driving cars have flooded San Francisco's streets, and not everyone is happy. Street activists have been using a low-tech solution to incapacitate the vehicles. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:04:33 GMT /transportation/2023-08-26/armed-with-traffic-cones-protesters-are-immobilizing-driverless-cars Dara Kerr Self-driving car company Cruise aims to launch in Austin by end of year /business/2022-10-03/cruise-promises-self-driving-cars-to-austin 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. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:24:15 GMT /business/2022-10-03/cruise-promises-self-driving-cars-to-austin Laura Morales Lyft To Offer Ford's Self-Driving Cars In Austin (With Humans As Backup) /transportation/2021-07-22/lyft-to-offer-fords-self-driving-cars-in-austin-with-humans-as-backup 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. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:28:46 GMT /transportation/2021-07-22/lyft-to-offer-fords-self-driving-cars-in-austin-with-humans-as-backup Nathan Bernier Driverless Car Service Set To Begin In North Texas This Summer /transportation/2018-05-08/driverless-car-service-set-to-begin-in-north-texas-this-summer The booming North Texas city of Frisco is reportedly set to get the nation's first self-driving car service.The service, reported Monday by The Dallas� Tue, 08 May 2018 13:58:07 GMT /transportation/2018-05-08/driverless-car-service-set-to-begin-in-north-texas-this-summer Cassandra Pollock 3 Ways Self-Driving Cars Could Change Austin Forever /energy-environment/2017-08-10/3-ways-self-driving-cars-could-change-austin-forever A few years ago, self-driving cars seemed like something out of The Jetsons. Now, they’re here (at least in prototype). Their proliferation promises� Thu, 10 Aug 2017 10:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2017-08-10/3-ways-self-driving-cars-could-change-austin-forever Mose Buchele