Latest from Steven OverlyInnovationsIn the future, virtual assistants will not only take orders. They’ll also have ideas of their own.Humans may not be taking direct orders from their technology, at least not yet.May 3, 2017InnovationsUber’s head of self-driving cars, accused of stealing a competitor’s secrets, just stepped asideAnthony Levandowski has emerged as a central figure in the intellectual property dispute between Uber and Waymo.April 27, 2017InnovationsUber’s ‘fingerprinting’ of iPhones after users delete app has sparked an FTC complaintThe group claims that Uber's practice of tagging iPhones was “unfair and deceptive.” April 27, 2017GridlockWaymo is giving hundreds of people access to their own self-driving carsThis is one of the largest and most public efforts yet to put ordinary people inside cars of the future.April 25, 2017InnovationsWhy Amazon’s use of self-driving technology would be a game changer“When Amazon sneezes, everyone wakes up.” April 25, 2017InnovationsNew York could force Uber to change its policy on tipping driversDrivers have long called on Uber to introduce electronic tipping. April 17, 2017InnovationsJudge tells Uber to investigate accusations that employees stole secrets from WaymoThe ongoing lawsuit embroils two of the leading developers of self-driving technology in Silicon Valley. April 5, 2017InnovationsThe unexpected ways our lives will change when cars drive themselvesAndreessen Horowitz investor Benedict Evans outlines bold predictions for the future of electric, autonomous vehicles. April 5, 2017InnovationsWe know more about that crash involving Uber’s self-driving carThe Uber SUV struck a traffic signal pole and two other vehicles, according to a police report.March 29, 2017InnovationsTrump touts jobs as Ford invests $1.2 billion in Michigan plants. But there are some caveats.The investments were part of a 2015 labor agreement, and Ford is banking on Trump easing federal regulations.March 28, 2017Load more