Through the challenge, university teams will develop and demonstrate an autonomous car that can navigate an urban environment.

The NTSB has new data from drivers' phones that were possibly used before the crashes.

A U.S. senator on Friday urged Tesla to rename its driver-assistance system currently known as Autopilot, alleging that the driver-assistance setup is "inherently misleading" and is subject to potentially dangerous misuse. 

The incident involving a Model 3 revived safety concerns over Tesla's Autopilot feature. 

Tesla's new Autopilot update includes speed adjustments and stop sign warnings.

Ford and Volkswagen have reached an outlined agreement to share electric and autonomous car technologies.

Ford may be taking a cautious approach to its autonomous driving program, but its chairman rejected claims that the U.S. automaker was falling behind its peers.

Uber confirmed on Monday that it has hired a senior U.S. auto safety official for its autonomous vehicle efforts.