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Sprains, pain, and whiplash: Waymo and Zoox test drivers are getting hurt as robotaxis scale

27 August 2026 at 17:36
Test drivers for Waymo and Zoox sustained more than two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or other sudden movements made by the autonomous vehicles, according to a TechCrunch review of data submitted to OSHA.

Pete Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as he weighs another White House run

Returning to South Carolina this weekend as he mulls a second run for the White House, Buttigieg set out to reintroduce himself to the state and the Black voters he struggled to win in 2020.

US government lab is probing Chinese lidar for security vulnerabilities

21 August 2026 at 19:01
The security review is being performed by the Idaho National Laboratory, and the research is being funded by a company -- or a group of companies -- in the electric and autonomous vehicle industries.
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