Even after this one-second delay, the NTSB says, the system doesn't necessarily apply the brakes with full force. If a collision can be avoided with hard braking, the system brakes hard, up to a fixed maximum level of deceleration. However, if a crash is ...

The self-driving car in last year's fatal Uber crash in Tempe couldn't anticipate the actions of jaywalkers and also wasn't designed to slam on the brakes to reduce the severity of an unavoidable accident, according to details revealed in a new federal report.

Uber, Lucid, and Nuro's robotaxi service will launch in the Bay Area in 2026 first, before coming to other regions.