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Author
Richard W. Stevens
Date
April 28, 2021

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Law

Tagged
Autonomous braking systems (risks), Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles (braking systems), Autonomous Vehicles (lawsuits), Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS), driverless cars, Elon Musk, Forward Collision Avoidance Braking System, Motor vehicle collisions (and AI), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), NHTSA, self-driving cars, Tesla}

Artificial Intelligence Slams on the Brakes

_{The problem of autonomous cars suddenly slamming the brakes is becoming well known and it has no known fix} _{Richard W. Stevens

April 28, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance, Law}

Having just donated your well-worn 1994 Toyota Camry to charity, you’re driving a brand new 2020 Honda sedan on a major street, enjoying air-conditioned comfort on a sunny day, with the satellite radio service narrowcasting tunes from the soundtrack of your life. Then, WHAM! In a half second, the car slows from 45 to 20 — and you never touched the brake pedal. You never saw it coming but your neck is still reminding you painfully of your whiplash injury. A close family member experienced this exact scenario just a month ago. She never touched the brake pedal. What happened? The dealership’s sales representative had not explained each and every feature of this postmodern car and certainly didn’t warn about Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Bartlett
Date
December 18, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance

Tagged
DSRC, FCC, NHTSA, self-driving cars, V2I, V2V, V2X}

New Federal Regulations Favor a Shift to 5G Cars

_{The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is abandoning the older DSRC protocol for cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X)} _{Jonathan Bartlett

December 18, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance}

Auto manufacturers would prefer to just move ahead with 5G but safety watchdogs argue that lifesaving changes could and should be implemented now with DSRC.

Death Spurs Demand for More Oversight of Self-Driving Cars

_{The National Transportation Safety Board seeks uniform standards for the previously voluntary information provided by carmakers} _{Brendan Dixon

December 13, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Business and Finance}

Despite the hype and a few bad actors, here at the Walter Bradley Institute, we believe in AI. The deployment of any technology—dams, bridges, buildings—requires care and, at times, oversight. Not to slow down progress but to protect us from ourselves. As the great scientist Richard Feynman put it, the easiest person to fool is oneself.

Will Industry Pressure Loosen Self-Driving Car Tests?

_{Right now, the regulatory agency is under pressure to accept the industry’s “softball” testing suggestions} _{Brendan Dixon

September 2, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics}

The regulatory agency (NHTSA) needs to adapt. But trusting technical documentation alone or only testing already sold vehicles is grossly insufficient. Technical documentation is what engineers think should happen; it is not the future. And testing sold vehicles creates an incentive to skimp on tests. Read More ›

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Author
Brendan Dixon
Date
August 23, 2019

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Global Technology

Tagged
NHTSA, Road safety, Robbie Miller, self-driving cars, Uber}

Are self-driving cars really safer?

_{A former Uber executive says no. Before we throw away the Driver’s Handbook…} _{Brendan Dixon

August 23, 2019

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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Global Technology}

Current claims that self-driving cars are safer are hype, not measurement. Meanwhile, Congress is expected to push for legislation next month to pave the way for widespread use of self-driving vehicles without a consensus on safety standards. Read More ›