BEAUTIFUL VIEW

It's time to get past the irrelevant Trolley Problem and talk about ethical issues that actually matter in the real world of self driving cars.  Here's a starter list involving public road testing, human driver responsibilities, safety confidence, and grappling with how safe...

How will self-driving cars handle all the non-driving tasks that drivers also perform?  How will they make unaccompanied kids stop sticking their head out the window?Hey Kids -- Don't stick your heads out the window!The conversation about self-driving cars is almost all about...

1860 The Frenchman Lenoir constructs the first internal-combustion engine; this powerplant relies on city gas as its fuel source. Thermal efficiency is in the 3% range. 1867 Otto and Langen display an improved inter- nal-combustion engine at the Paris Interna- tional Exhibition....

Other AV Safety Issues:We've seen some teams get it right. And some get it wrong. Don't make these mistakes if you're trying to ensure your autonomous vehicle is safe.Defective disengagement mechanisms. Generally this involves the ability of an arbitrary fail-active autonomy failure...