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Cops Pull Over Joyriding Driverless Taxi: ‘Ain’t Nobody in It’
As driverless cars start to take over our deliveries, freight lines, and every other behind-the-wheel human role, it was only a matter of time before they started having awkward run-ins with cops, too.
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Mercedes Beats Tesla to Hands-Free Driving
One of the world’s leading luxury car brands just won regulatory approval from the German government to operate a hands-free, autonomous driving system on public roads, a feat that marks a significant stepping stone along the long, and so far winding road toward self-driving cars. That car company was not Tesla. Rather, the achievement actually…
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You Now Have To Be Awake And In The Drivers Seat To Operate A Tesla
After countless documented samples of abuse and a number of tragic accidents, Tesla is finally implementing some real driver monitoring system (DMS) improvements for their Level 2 semi-automated Autopilot system, supplementing the inadequate method of detecting a hand on the steering wheel with a driver-facing camera that should confirm a driver is paying attention to…
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The Good People Of Phoenix Are Egging The Self-Driving Google Cars
As the day when our robot overlords take control of Earth away from humans approaches, it remains unwise to taunt, provoke, or anger the robots of today. It is with this in mind that I salute the brave residents of Phoenix, AZ, for egging the self-driving Google-backed Waymo minivans testing on their roads.