There Auto Be A Law

Self driving into wet cement


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Kyle from Cruise keeps telling everyone that humans are terrible drivers and that his computer cars will save humanity. In the past week his robot taxis have stopped working because they weren't in cell phone range, crashed into a fire truck and drove into wet cement. Can someone look up Kyle's DMV record? If these are driving better than him he must be the worst driver.That and more plus Fred explains tire pressure.

This weeks links:

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/technology/cruise-crash-driverless-car-san-francisco.html
  • https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/city-officials-protest-robotaxi-expansion-18301796.php
  • https://apnews.com/article/tesla-autopilot-los-angeles-d02769ba359cf6381dc1176c3f5a72a5
  • https://www.autosafety.org/us-probing-virginia-fatal-crash-involving-tesla-suspected-of-running-on-automated-driving-system/
  • https://aaafoundation.org/examining-the-safety-benefits-of-partial-vehicle-automation-technologies-in-an-uncertain-future/
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/08/21/driverless-cars-face-setbacks-in-san-francisco-heres-what-to-know-about-the-citys-problematic-robotaxi-rollout/?sh=5fe970cd60a2
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2023/08/18/cruise-robotaxi-hit-by-on-call-fire-engine--is-it-the-fire-trucks-fault/?sh=7b78fc3b4f34
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradtempleton/2023/08/14/gms-cruise-falls-down-during-concert-cell-overload-heres-how-to-fix-it/?sh=7cbb0484239c
  • https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=23V579000
  • https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=23V581000
  • https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2023/INOA-RQ23004-4752.PDF
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There Auto Be A LawBy Center for Auto Safety