Autonomous cars
Basics
Study: AVs May Not Detect Darker-Skinned Pedestrians As Often As Lighter Ones
Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.
June 17, 2020
Autonomous Vehicles Really Aren’t Perfect: Report
The uncertainty remains in the safety of self-driving cars.
June 9, 2020
Why We Should Be Even More Nervous About AVs
Eighty-five percent of Americans are concerned about sharing the road with still-untested autonomous cars. But perfecting the tech may not be enough to make AVs safer.
February 12, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: AV Policy And The Future of the Bus
Let's talk about the reliable ol' bus — and the untested horrors of driverless cars.
January 9, 2020
Trump Administration Keeps Hands Off Self-Driving Cars
At the annual Las Vegas tech geek fest on Wednesday, USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao refused to put a leash on driverless car technology.
January 8, 2020
Streetsies 2019: Meet This Year’s Transportation Villains
There was a lot of anti-transit treachery to go around this year, but the winner truly undermined an entire state economy for selfish reasons.
December 30, 2019
DMV to Allow Testing of Driverless Light-Duty Trucks
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December 18, 2019