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Uber Crash Raises Liability, Data Access Questions
Uber’s and others’ potential liability for the death of a pedestrian in Tempe, Ariz., hit by a self-driving test vehicle raises complicated legal and data access questions. Local and federal investigations are just getting underway so the facts aren’t well understood yet in the Uber Technologies crash. But the quick appearance of video from the…
Investigation: Goodyear's 20-Year Quest to Keep Details of Deaths and Settlements From the 'Worst Tire Ever Made' Secret
In October 2003, Billy Wayne Woods and his family packed into a luxury $181,000 motorhome for a fun getaway to Florida. Call it a textbook American vacation: Their destination was Disney World, and with his wife, Shirley, his son and daughter-in law and two grandchildren in tow, Woods’ trip would surely be one to remember.…
Can self-driving cars withstand first fatality?
The deadly collision between an Uber autonomous vehicle and a pedestrian near Phoenix is bringing calls for tougher self-driving regulations, but advocates for a hands-off approach say big changes aren’t needed. Police in Tempe, Arizona, say the female pedestrian walked in front of the Uber SUV in the dark of night, and neither the automated…
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…