Ready to Share Streets with a Truly Driverless Car?
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Plus Streetsblog calls bullsh*t on the "safety" motivation of Cruise and other AV companies
Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Autonomous/Automated Vehicles
Op-Ed: Pros and Cons of the California Public Utility Commission Decision to Deploy Automated Vehicles
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New regulations bring California a few steps closer to realizing the sustainable, equitable, and safe transition to an automated vehicle future, but there are caveats.
Study: Drivers More Reckless When Their Cars Have More ‘Safe’ AV Tech
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Automated vehicle technology was supposed to end car crashes forever — but a new study suggests that the more automated a car gets, the more reckless its driver may become.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Hidden Terror of Driverless Cars (It’s Not What You Think)
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Are we going to live in a world where nothing moves unless Amazon or Google gets a piece of the action?
Human Driver of ‘Driverless’ Car Charged in 2018 Ped Death
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But safe streets advocates fear that by holding accountable only the person behind the wheel — rather than the other parties involved in the crash — justice won't really be done.
Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians as Often as Lighter Ones
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Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.