/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>Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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. Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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