Google’s self-driving car CTO departs the project

Google’s self-driving car project is losing Chris Urmson, who served as the unit’s CTO and lead technical resource after going the company...

Government regulators are looking into fatal Tesla crash involving Autopilot

Tesla announced today that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a recent fatal crash of a M...

How the VW diesel settlement breaks down in dollars

On Tuesday, June 28, Volkswagen finally announced an agreement with US federal regulators (including the  FTC ), private plaintiffs in t...

How do you truly secure the connected car?

We’ve become accustomed to staying connected whenever and wherever we are. From Instagramming our exotic summer vacations to receiving ale...

Uber settles on $7.5 million in background checks lawsuit

Uber faces a  growing number  of legal troubles these days – the latest involves a court settlement of $7.5 million for background checks....

What are leveraged loans and why does Uber want one?

Uber, fresh off  $3.5 billion from the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund , is in talks to close another $1-2 billion in the form of leve...

Self-Driving Cars And The Kobayashi Maru

In 1966, Gene Roddenberry’s  Star Trek  would boldly go where no man had gone before,  telling the tale of Captain Kirk and his crew as th...