/news/formedia/ en /news/formedia/2026/09/29/experts-driverless-cars-are-here-whats-next <span>Experts: Driverless cars are here. What's next?</span> <span><span>Caitlin E Rockett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-29T14:26:46-06:00" title="Tuesday, September 29, 2026 - 14:26">Tue, 09/29/2026 - 14:26</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/news/formedia/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-09/Waymo%206th%20Gen%20Ojai.jpg?h=9855f42d&amp;itok=D6Kj88aq" width="1200" height="800" alt="A white Waymo sixth-generation autonomous vehicle driving on a city street."> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><span>Waymo’s sixth-generation autonomous, all-electric vehicle, Ojai. Source: Waymo.</span></p> </span> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/news/formedia/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">Waymo</a> <a href="/news/formedia/taxonomy/term/37" hreflang="en">autonomous ride-hailing services</a> <a href="/news/formedia/taxonomy/term/33" hreflang="en">driverless cars</a> <a href="/news/formedia/taxonomy/term/36" hreflang="en">transportation</a> <a href="/news/formedia/taxonomy/term/35" hreflang="en">vehicles</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><span>As companies including Waymo expand autonomous ride-hailing services into more cities, driverless vehicles are becoming an increasingly common part of everyday transportation.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ experts are available to discuss the technology behind autonomous vehicles, public trust, safety, regulation and what wider adoption could mean for communities.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr"><span>Driverless cars, transportation and public trust</span></h2><p dir="ltr"><a href="/ceae/amir-behzadan" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Amir Behzadan</strong></span></a><span>, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering and director of the Connected Informatics and Built Environment Research (CIBER) Lab, can discuss:</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><span>How autonomous vehicles could reshape transportation, mobility and city infrastructure.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>The opportunities and challenges surrounding safety, regulation and public trust as driverless vehicles become more common.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>How cities and policymakers are preparing for autonomous transportation.</span></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Read the story:</strong>&nbsp;</span><a href="/today/2025/10/21/5-ways-make-ai-more-trustworthy" rel="nofollow"><span>5 ways to make AI more trustworthy</span></a></p><h2 dir="ltr"><span>Driverless car technology and safety</span></h2><p dir="ltr"><a href="/cs/majid-zamani" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Majid Zamani</strong></span></a><span>, associate professor of computer science, develops mathematically verified software designed to make autonomous vehicles safer and more reliable. He can discuss:</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><span>How self-driving vehicles "see" and make decisions—and why edge cases remain one of the biggest engineering challenges.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Why researchers are developing mathematically verified approaches to autonomous driving instead of relying solely on millions of miles of road testing.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>What's next for autonomous vehicle technology and the engineering advances needed before fully autonomous driving becomes commonplace.</span></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span><strong>Read the story:</strong>&nbsp;</span><a href="/cs/toward-safer-self-driving-cars" rel="nofollow"><span>Toward safer self-driving cars</span></a></p><p dir="ltr"><em><span>Contact:&nbsp;cunews@colorado.edu to schedule an interview.</span></em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>As companies including Waymo expand autonomous ride-hailing services into more cities, driverless vehicles are becoming an increasingly common part of everyday transportation. ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ experts are available to discuss the technology behind autonomous vehicles, public trust, safety, regulation and what wider adoption could mean for communities.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:26:46 +0000 Caitlin E Rockett 119 at /news/formedia