Waymo, Tesla executives face safety questions

Executives from Waymo and Tesla, the country's two leading self-driving robotaxi companies, will face questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday amid scrutiny over safety. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Feb 4
• 02:57

Waymo recalls more than 3,000 vehicles due to faulty software

NHTSA said faulty software may cause Waymo vehicles to pass a stopped school bus even when its red lights are flashing or its stop arm is extended.

• Dec 11, 2025

Officials expand probe into Waymo over robotaxis driving around buses

Federal regulators are investigating multiple Texas incidents in which the robotaxis drove around stopped school buses.

• Dec 8, 2025

Waymo fallout amid school bus safety issues

Waymo, the ride-hailing service, says it is planning a voluntary software recall to fix a glitch after reports its self-driving cars don't stop for school buses. The company has already tried to fix the issue, but police in Texas said it didn't work. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Dec 8, 2025
• 01:50

U.S. Navy eyes autonomous vessels

After years of losing ground to China, American defense startups are now working to change how U.S. military ships are manufactured. Saronic Technologies aims to produce batches of autonomous maritime drones for the U.S. Navy by 2031. Rob Lehman, chief commercial officer, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

• Oct 6, 2025
• 04:48

Lyft co-founder on why your car is expendable

Self-driving cars may reshape more than our streets. In this web exclusive, correspondent David Pogue talks to John Zimmer, co-founder and president of the Lyft ride-sharing service, about the future of transportation, and what will change as new technologies make us less and less dependent on owning a car. Don't miss Pogue's report on autonomous vehicles on "No Exit!," a "CBS Sunday Morning" primetime special, Friday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

• May 17, 2019
• 02:20

Inside driverless Waymo as company plans expansion

The future of driving could mean no one behind the wheel -- at least that's what the autonomous driving tech company Waymo is hoping. To shift that goal into high gear, the company has started testing its self-driving cars on fast moving highways. Kris Van Cleave went along for a ride.

• Feb 11, 2025
• 02:29

Waymo showcases fully autonomous car

Waymo presents a first look at its fully autonomous car operating at higher speeds on a Phoenix freeway, as the company faces growing safety concerns and skepticism about driverless technology. Kris Van Cleave reports on the future of autonomous vehicles.

• Dec 24, 2024
• 03:53

GM to stop funding troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

General Motors says it will move away from the robotaxi business and cease funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle division that originated as a San Francisco start-up.

• Dec 10, 2024

Test finds most semi-automated car systems unsafe

Semi-automated driving systems that can help drive your car are not doing enough to ensure drivers are staying focused on the road, according to first-of-its-kind testing from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Kris Van Cleave has details.

• Mar 13, 2024
• 02:03

California DMV suspends permits for Cruise driverless robotaxis

The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday that the agency has suspended permits of autonomous vehicle firm Cruise LLC.

• Oct 24, 2023

Update: Hit-and-run driver strikes pedestrian, who is then run over by robotaxi in SF

A woman suffered major injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in San Francisco, which launched her into the path of a self-driving car Monday night, police said Tuesday.

• Oct 3, 2023