Category: Safety
Waymo Discusses How It Knows When Robotaxis Are Safe To Deploy
Waymo has been testing self-driving cars for a couple of decades, and has had them taxiing paying passengers around for a handful of years. Without a doubt, there are challenges every step of the way, but a really big one must be deciding when robotaxis are genuinely safe and ready … [continued]
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Ex-lifeguard launches non-profit to combat rip current dangers
“If you go for a walk in the woods, it’s good to know what could hurt you,” he said. “Going to the beach is no different – we should know the dangers and how to spot them.”
Car Bonnets Becoming Half Centimetre Higher Every Year, Driving Road Safety Fears — Study
Drivers of high fronted cars are unable to see children as old as nine, tests find. The bonnet height of new cars in Europe is increasing by half a centimetre a year, on average, driven by the growth in SUV sales, new research finds. The trend is part of the recent phenomenon … [continued]
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‘Alarming’ school bus crashes spark outcry at London elementary school
Parents are sounding the alarm after two vehicles recently struck parked school buses – with students already on board – outside a south London elementary school. “There have been multiple incidents involving vehicles colliding with parked school buses along Ernest Avenue” at Sir Arthur Carty elementary school, parent Ashleigh Withenshaw said. “The pattern is alarming […]
The One Big Robotaxi Benefit — Safe Driving
We’ve had a few articles recently highlighting problems with the idea of a robotaxi revolution. (See here, here, and here.) However, there are definitely some upsides to robotaxis, and there’s one in particular that deserves a nod. A reader shared this study with us in a comment thread, and it … [continued]
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