Elon Musk has perpetually promised that self-driving cars are only a year away. However, today's relatively rudimentary autonomous systems are still making errors that most humans wouldn't make behind ...

Carmakers say their increasingly sophisticated automated driving systems make driving safer and less stressful by leaving some of the hard work of knowing when a crash is about to happen—and avoiding ...

Autonomous driving has advanced in significant ways over the past decade, though the technology still faces some stubborn challenges. While driverless systems are often capable of reacting to ...

Ponder the red-backed poison frog. In nature, red can issue a warning to predators — stay away, the aposematic message reads. On the road, red can be a warning of its own, often flashing on emergency ...

Michigan's "Move Over" law requires drivers to provide space and slow down when passing an assortment of emergency, maintenance and other vehicles alongside state highways. "Move Over laws exist in ...

Passing your basic driving exam in the United States should, at the very least, include the knowledge that flashing emergency lights behind you mean that you should pull over. Whether you're being ...