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Full interview: Volvo America CEO on driverless cars

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Sep 30, 2016
The company says that we'll have autonomous technology fully in place by 2021.
A view of the Volvo S90, which employs semi-autonomous features.
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Regulators release guidance for driverless technology

by Annie Baxter
Sep 20, 2016
The DOT hopes to shape the future of driverless technology.
A passenger look on as he rides in a pilot model of an Uber self-driving car in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.   
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The car insurance industry has a huge blindspot

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 1, 2016
Insurance premiums are expected to decline by 80 percent due to driverless cars.
Self-driving cars may cause insurance premiums to decline. 
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Full interview: Lyft president on driverless cars, background checks

by Molly Wood
May 18, 2016
Lyft's John Zimmer has a vision for the future.
Lyft President John Zimmer
Courtesy of Lyft
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What's behind Apple's Didi investment?

by Lewis Wallace
May 13, 2016
It might be about gaining ground in China or about driverless cars. Or both.
A taxi driver uses the Didi Chuxing app while driving along a street in Guilin, in China's southern Guangxi region.
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Are smart cars only as good as the roads they're driving on?

by Sally Herships
Mar 31, 2016
When lane markings don't work, neither do driverless cars, it seems.
A self-driving car traverses a parking lot at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 8, 2016. 
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Maps for autonomous vehicles go beyond directions

by Ben Johnson and James Perla
Aug 4, 2015
The minutiae and the stakes of mapping technology.
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Nokia's HERE maps drive a new battleground in tech

by Amy Scott
May 8, 2015
Uber is reportedly among the bidders for Nokia's mapping service.
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Fun Fact Friday: A driverless battle

by Gina Martinez
Mar 27, 2015
A look at the week that was...
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If cars don't need drivers, do drivers need insurance?

by Nova Safo
Mar 24, 2015
The auto-insurance industry could lose billions in the shift to automated cars.
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