Tesla's recall of 2 million vehicles reminds us how far driverless car AI still has to go
Autonomous driving technology needs to be able to think and behave more like a human.
Dec. 14, 2023 • ~6 min
Autonomous driving technology needs to be able to think and behave more like a human.
Your car’s safety technology takes you into account. But a lot of that technology helps car companies collect data about you. Researchers are working on closing the gap between safety and privacy.
Today’s cars include hundreds of computer chips, and carmakers say the data produced by those chips is proprietary – and a security risk. This means you don’t own the data your car generates.
The psychology of disagreement offers insight into why there is such a strong polarisation in opinions surrounding London’s expanded Ulez.
The Biden administration directed agencies to consider the cost of greenhouse gas emissions in their future purchasing and budget decisions. An example shows just how much is at stake.
People with disabilities are concerned about breaking down or having accidents when alone in driverless cars.
Research on how people adopt new technologies suggests the transition is now well under way.
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
People aren’t the only ones harmed by heat waves. The hotter it gets, the harder it is for machines to keep their cool.
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