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Apple self-driving cars involved in two recent accidents

Published 02 September 2021
By David Mullen
Self-driving prototype cars from Apple were involved in road traffic accidents, but it wasn't the technology at fault
Self-driving cars could be worse at detecting people with dark skin, says commission

Self-driving cars at centre of racism row

A car safety expert has said that "there is no reason" that self-driving cars would discriminate between people of different races.
Published 20 April 2021
Two dead in self-driving Tesla crash

Two dead in Tesla crash linked to Autopilot

Two people have died in a collision in Texas involving a Tesla Model S equipped with the car maker's Autopilot function.
Published 19 April 2021
Apple targets 2024 for passenger car with "next level" battery tech

Apple targets 2024 for electric car

Apple will launch its long-talked-about electric car by 2024, according to new reports.
Published 22 December 2020
Amazon-owned Zoox unveils self-driving taxi

Amazon-owned Zoox unveils self-driving 'Robotaxi'

Zoox, the autonomous taxi company owned by online marketplace Amazon, has unveiled its self-driving vehicle.
Published 16 December 2020
Uber sells self-driving business to Silicon Valley startup

Uber sells self-driving business to start-up

Ride-hailing juggernaut Uber has sold its self-driving business to a small Silicon Valley rival.
Published 08 December 2020
Self-driving car trials launch in Oxford

Self-driving car trials launch in Oxford

Six Ford Mondeos have taken to the streets of Oxford, kitted out with self-driving tech by an Oxford University-linked company called Oxbotica.
Published 23 October 2020
Arizona police release shocking dash cam video of the Uber self-driving car fatal crash

Police release video of self-driving Uber crash

This is the moment a self-driving Uber Volvo XC90 struck Elaine Herzberg as she was pushing her bicycle across the road in Tempe, Arizona.
Published 22 March 2018