autonomous vehicles

The challenge showcased driverless cars taking off and stopping, avoiding obstacles and going as fast as possible.

The world's first head-to-head, high-speed autonomous race will be held this October at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

A $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will be used to advance smart transportation technology along a stretch of Interstate 70 running between Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis.

In addition to Indianapolis, rallies were held across the country including Kentucky, South Dakota and Michigan.

Companies showed off a variety of innovations including autonomous trucks and new hybrid diesel-electric engines.

For the first time, self-driving karts got a chance to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the lead up to the Indianapolis 500.

The DOT announced new voluntary guidance for autonomous vehicles. The agency wants to adapt the definition of "driver" to include autonomous systems, among other changes.

The Innovation Hub for Connected and Autonomous Transportation Technologies will be part of the university's Discovery Park.

Gov. Eric Holcomb identified self-driving vehicle legislation as one of his priorities for this year's legislative session.

Despite autonomous vehicle regulations being a priority of the governor, there were deep divisions between the two chambers on the autonomous vehicles bill.