New Jersey could ban Tesla’s Robotaxi with one line about sensors
New Jersey could ban Tesla’s Robotaxi with one line about sensors

For more than a decade, the biggest fight in self-driving cars has played out in boardrooms and engineering labs. New Jersey now wants to settle it in law. A bill moving through the state legislature would force any company running fully driverless car…

A Waymo called the cops on two teens drinking and shooting toy guns
A Waymo called the cops on two teens drinking and shooting toy guns

Two 15-year-olds in San Mateo learned this week that a driverless taxi can still tell on you. The pair were drinking alcohol and shooting Orbeez, soft water-filled pellets, out of a moving Waymo on Monday afternoon. The car’s remote monitors spotted it…

This EU-first robocar tests at 120 km/h, and uses no AI to drive
This EU-first robocar tests at 120 km/h, and uses no AI to drive

Aidoptation can now test a fully self-driving car at highway speed on Belgian public roads. It is the first Level 4 permit of its kind in the European Union. The company announced the approval, which covers 100 km of the E313 and E314 motorways in Limb…

Every new EU car now needs a camera that watches the driver
Every new EU car now needs a camera that watches the driver

A new wave of mandatory safety technology took effect for cars and vans across the EU on 7 July. Every newly manufactured passenger car and van must now carry advanced driver aids, the European Commission has confirmed. The headline additions are an ad…

Self-driving cars keep getting in the way of first responders, and Uncle Sam just ran out of patience

NHTSA’s chief says driverless cars keep blocking ambulances and fire trucks, and he’s giving companies a deadline to fix it.

Xiaomi built an SUV that doubles as a camping tent, and its range numbers are equally wild

Xiaomi’s new Sky Nomad sub-brand debuts with a 5.3-meter family EREV SUV that offers a retractable camper-tent roof on one trim.

Xiaomi unveils Sky Nomad, a boxy SUV series to chase China’s family-car money
Xiaomi unveils Sky Nomad, a boxy SUV series to chase China’s family-car money

Xiaomi has opened a second front in its rapid march into carmaking, confirming on Thursday a new SUV series called Sky Nomad and offering the first proper look at the boxy family hauler that will lead it. The move pushes the smartphone maker squarely i…

NHTSA demands autonomous vehicle companies fix first responder interference by end of July
NHTSA demands autonomous vehicle companies fix first responder interference by end of July

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a directive on Wednesday demanding autonomous vehicle developers present solutions to a “clear pattern” of driverless vehicles interfering with first responders and law enforcement. Administrato…

Chery just made the most confident EV warranty promise I’ve ever heard, but not for a good reason

Chery’s free-car-if-it-burns warranty sounds outrageous until you see the engineering. And then you see the sales numbers, and it starts to make even more sense.

The Fiat Topolino is the cutest $14,000 thing you can’t legally drive on most roads

At $13,995, the Fiat Topolino is easily the most stylish low-speed vehicle in America right now.