Austin's challenge in ticketing driverless cars

NHTSA investigates Uber partner Avride after 16 robotaxi crashes in four months in Dallas

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride, Uber’s autonomous vehicle partner, after identifying 16 crashes and one minor injury in the four months since the company launched its robotaxi service in Dallas. The regulator’s language is unusually blunt: the vehicles displayed “excessive assertiveness and insufficient capability,” a phrase that could […] This story continues at The Next Web

NHTSA opens probe into Avride self-driving crashes in Texas

The agency says Avride's autonomous vehicles may have shown excessive assertiveness and insufficient capability on Dallas roads

Uber partner Avride is under investigation for self-driving crashes

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride after identifying more than a dozen crashes and one minor injury.

U.S. opens probe into startup Avride self-driving crashes in Texas

NHTSA said the vehicles had executed lane changes into other vehicles and failed to avoid vehicles or objects in the road, resulting in crashes.

Austin's challenge in ticketing driverless cars

This week on Inside the Investigation, Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley explains why, despite hundreds of documented issues with autonomous vehicles, local police have cited the driverless cars fewer than a dozen times in three years. Plus Waymo, the company operating the most AVs in town, shares its mission to make roads safer and addresses the viral videos raising safety concerns.

NHTSA Probes Uber’s Avride Partner After String of Self-Driving Crashes in Texas

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just opened a formal investigation into Avride. The startup, which powers some of Uber’s robotaxi operations in Dallas, faces scrutiny over 16 crashes. One minor injury resulted. Property damage marked most incidents. Regulatory Spotlight on Autonomous Competence Preliminary video reviews paint a troubling picture. Avride vehicles changed lanes into the path of nearby cars. They failed to slow f…