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Driverless cars aren’t safe or ready for the road: Robotics expert
Driverless cars need to pass an acceptable set of standardized tests before they hit the road, said Mary Cummings, a professor in the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering and director of Humans and Autonomy Laboratory and Duke Robotics. “You would never go to an airport and fly in an airplane with a brand new [automated landing]…
Self-Driving Uber Car Involved In Fatal Accident In Arizona
Center for Auto Safety Executive Director Jason Levine discusses a fatal driverless Uber crash on NBC Nightly News.
Jason Levine on Self-Driving Uber Car That Killed Pedestrian
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REMINGTON WALDEN LAWSUIT AWARD OF $40 MILLION UPHELD
The Remington Walden lawsuit award of $40 million will stand as the Georgia Supreme Court ruled 9-0 against Fiat Chrysler’s motion to overturn the judgment. Four-year-old Remington burned to death in 2012 while riding in a booster seat in the back of a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was stopped to make a turn when…
Loophole would protect self-driving car companies from lawsuits
People riding in self-driving cars that crash could find themselves unable to hold the manufacturer accountable if legislation currently pending on Capitol Hill is passed, consumer advocates warn. They caution that the legislation under consideration in the Senate benefits big tech and car companies at the expense of average Americans. Legislators have pushed to clear…
Researcher Says Auto Safety Measures Prevented Millions of Deaths
Traffic safety measures ranging from seat belt and drunk driving enforcement to design standards for cars and trucks “averted a public health disaster” by preventing about 5.8 million deaths in the U.S. from 1968 through 2015, according to a new study. The analysis found that without federal and state policies, traffic deaths annually would “likely have…
People who don’t buckle up in the back seat are running real risks
If you’re reading this story from the back seat of car, there’s a good chance you’re not wearing a seat belt. A recent survey by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, or IIHS, found that 28 percent of respondents don’t always click a seat belt when they’re in the back of a car. The most common reason for…
Ford and Domino's test self-driving delivery cars
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Where Pedestrian Deaths Are Up, Is Marijuana To Blame?
Pedestrian deaths in traffic accidents have reached levels not seen in years, and a safety group has sought to explain why. It has identified several possible causes, like digital distractions and an increase in driving. Now it has added another: marijuana. Over the first six months of 2017, pedestrian fatalities rose sharply from a year…