Apparently “opportunity for continued improvement in these highly dynamic social interactions between man and machine” = #Waymo code for "Yep, AI can learn to break the law". Good luck, people wanting to cross the street. This also spikes the ableist "make eye contact" advice. wapo.st/3ZZDifm (gift link)
#CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #RoadSafety #TowardZeroDeaths #TranspoTech #transportation #infrastructure #walking #walkability #WaymoOops #AI #TechNews #AV #accessibility #RoboTaxi
Boost/discuss for people who think vehicle tech will take care of safety for them. Kea Wilson's takeaways:
-Systems aren't trained to recognize people who use wheelchairs, other assistive devices, bikes, scooters or motorcycles
-The deadline for compliance got bumped back from 3 to 5 years
-They don't have to be able to stop for pedestrians above 45 mph
#RoadSafety #TranspoTech #AV #SafetyOverSpeed #driving #MoveEquity #MobilityJustice #BikeTooter #walking #VisionZero
Humans aren't the only unpredictable creatures automotive technology can't detect. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/hazard-identification-software-cant-make-sense-of-kangaroos/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned
#TranspoTech #CarCulture #wildlife #kangaroos #RoadSafety #AV #Australia #Saab
"Vehicles with advanced driving assist systems that automatically steer, accelerate and brake are popular, but associated with increased driver distraction. This distraction coupled with unreliable autonomous system performance leads to vehicles that may be at higher risk for striking pedestrians."
#RoadSafety #pedestrian #WalkSafe #TranspoTech #ADAS #technology #SafeSystemApproach #AV #cars
I read something recently that threw in a concern about battery fires from e-foot scooters citing one article. Then I read this today about 1.84 million vehicles being recalled due to risk of battery fire https://wapo.st/3FIHQxe (gift link to WaPo article). Not to diminish any fire, but maybe this suggests instituting a sense of proportion around modes and fires.
#EV #hybrid #micromobility #transportation #TranspoTech #FireHazard #batteries
Interesting discussion with Chris Gertes of Stanford on AVs that includes phrases like "values-based design" and social contract as the basis for safety. Not your everyday discussion of the trolley problem. (Podcasts are the reason my yard gets weeded.)
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjMyMjMzNTY1NC9zb3VuZHMucnNz/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMTU5NTYzMjU2Ng?ep=14 #AV #TranspoTech #transportation #technology #engineering #driving #TheMobilityPodcast #HumanDriving #RoadSafety
One highlight of ARTS 2023 was when Chris Gerdes intentionally made the audience groan by displaying a slide that mentioned the infamous Trolley Car Problem – before making it right by presenting a commonsense framework for determining the roadworthiness and safety of AVs. Chris is teaching the next generation of transportation tech professionals about ethics and equity of transportation systems. He’s a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, as well as a former director and co-founder of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (also known as CARS). Chris was also the first Chief Innovation Officer in the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Obama Administration. In this episode, Greg Rogers and Sophie spoke with Chris at the TRB ARTS conference in July 2023 about: • Duty of care: Why the trolley car problem is the wrong question to ask about AV safety • Education: Teaching the next generation of leaders about ethics & equity In transportation systems • Government & Innovation: Chris' experience as the first Chief Innovation Officer at the U.S. Department of Transportation • Proving AVs on the race track: Testing AVs on a race track can improve understanding of vehicle capabilities and limitations. •••Resources••• Learn more about Chris’ work: • Building Ethics into Autonomous Vehicles (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QcfDxU3js • Designing Ethical Self-Driving Cars (Article): https://hai.stanford.edu/news/designing-ethical-self-driving-cars • Exceptional Driving Principles For Autonomous Vehicles (Paper): https://futurist.law.umich.edu/exceptional-driving-principles-for-autonomous-vehicles/ As always, you can follow us on Twitter: @MobilityPodcast, @MoveGreg, @Pete_Gould, @SmarterTranspo.
This very long piece by Joe Lindsey on the false promises of "self-driving" (they're not!) cars is so good. https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a42111006/are-cyclists-safe-around-self-driving-cars/
“Every day we think autonomous cars will yield a future of safe car dependency, we divert essential attention and resources from the things that can actually help right now.” -Peter Norton, author of Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving.
#AV #TranspoTech #technology #RoadSafety #ZeroTrafficDeaths #VisionZero #SafeSystemApproach #BikeTooter
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