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Airport shuttles may be getting safer thanks to this self-driving startup

SuperShuttle will be the first commercial fleet to be equipped with self-driving startup Driversiti’s technology.

Didi is worth $34 billion after an investment by Foxconn

Didi says the two companies are exploring opportunities for cooperation but as yet have no concrete plans.

This self-driving startup wants to change the way robot cars make decisions and communicate

This robot car is brought to you by deep learning.

Ride-sharing’s impact on car sales has been dramatically overstated

The idea of cars as a service — instead of something bought, owned and aspired to — seemed like a foregone conclusion to Silicon Valley.

Google is getting into the ride-share business — but it isn't a threat to Uber just yet

Google-owned Waze is expanding its carpool pilot to all of San Francisco.

Alphabet’s David Drummond has left Uber's board over conflict of interest on self-driving cars

The move was confirmed after reports said Drummond had been “shut out” of Uber’s board meetings.

Google X's newest hire suggests it is trying to jump-start its self-driving car business

Airbnb’s Shaun Stewart moves to the Alphabet plex.

The world’s first network of fully self-driving taxis is up and running

NuTonomy launched its first public test in Singapore.

We took a video tour of a self-driving semi from Otto, Uber’s newest purchase

What makes this big rig chug along all alone?

Tesla’s new 100 kWH battery makes it the third-fastest accelerating car ever

A 315-mile range and 0-60 in 2.5 seconds is not too shabby.

What am I missing about self-driving cars?

Car companies are throwing caution aside and expecting to put thousands of cars on the streets before there has been sufficient testing.

Lyft was seeking as much as $9 billion in a buyout

It failed to find another buyer after GM expressed interest in acquiring the company.

The judge rejected Uber’s $100 million driver settlement package, but that doesn't mean the drivers win

Drivers might not see as much money if they go to trial.

Google started on self-driving cars before Uber existed, but Uber is getting to consumers first

For Uber, autonomous tech is “basically existential.”

Uber paid $680 million for self-driving truck company Otto for the tech, not the trucks

And Uber helps Otto accelerate its path to market.

Uber and Volvo commit $300 million to developing autonomous cars together

Uber users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail semi-autonomous Volvos by the end of August.

Ford plans to have a fleet of fully autonomous cars operating in a ride-hail service by 2021

The company has invested in four startups as part of that effort.

Ford and Baidu invest $150 million into self-driving technology company Velodyne

Many automakers and autonomous tech developers see “lidar” as a fundamental part of any autonomous driving system.

Audi’s newest cars will be able to tell drivers when a red light will turn green

The technology is set to be usable in a few cities later this year.

Even with an Uber drivers’ ‘union,’ little has changed in their fight for in-app tipping

The group has launched an online petition and awareness campaign similar to those launched by drivers before the Independent Drivers Guild was formed.

Here’s how Uber and Brazil’s own 99 prepared to compete at the Rio Olympics

Language barriers shouldn’t be an issue — so long as you speak English.

Lyft riders can now add more than one stop to their routes

Grab some coffee on your way to work, pick up a friend to take to dinner — all without upsetting your Lyft driver.

Google's self-driving car unit is losing three key execs

Among the departures: The project’s tech lead.

Tesla continues to struggle with production, but it’s sticking to its 2016 delivery goals

Second-quarter results missed Wall Street expectations.

Moon Express is the first private company to get regulatory approval to land on the moon

The company plans to launch its maiden mission to the moon in 2017.

Tesla’s ‘master plan’ for a network of self-driving cars may not work without a partner like Uber or Lyft

Would you let strangers into your Tesla?

Lyft hit a record of 14 million rides last month with run-rate revenue of as much as $500 million

11.4 million of those rides were not subsidized.

Drones from Google’s Alphabet will take flight soon. But can they outmatch Amazon?

There’s a difference in focus: Package delivery versus managing low-altitude airspace.

Didi’s acquisition of Uber China throws the global anti-Uber alliance in doubt

Didi is now literally more invested in Uber than it is in Grab, Lyft and Ola combined.

The Uber-Didi deal is straight out of Peter Thiel's playbook

Here’s what the Gawker destroyer said in 2014.

Tesla is moving ahead with its plan to buy SolarCity, paving the way for Elon Musk’s master plan

Tesla will be acquiring SolarCity in an all-stock agreement valued at $2.6 billion.

Watch the launch party for Tesla's Gigafactory live online tonight

The huge plant in Nevada will crank out battery packs for vehicles and energy storage.