I just got off the phone with a technology reporter for a major newspaper, where I was asked about the risks of facial recognition. That’s a deep topic, since crime using faces (deepfakes, impersonation) can apply to almost anything (fraud/theft, racism, classicism). However, I ended the call by warning about even broader risks in recognition … Continue reading Tesla Safety Fail: “Full Self Driving” Can’t Read Even Basic Traffic Signals→
A domain called motherfrunker has compiled a huge list of lies. It’s really quite amazing Tesla operates as such an obvious scam. Here a just a few examples out of the dozens: September 2014: “They will be a factor of 10 safer than a person [at the wheel] in a six-year time frame.” FALSE. December … Continue reading Timeline of Lies About Tesla “FSD”→
Look, I’m not saying I have predicted this exact combat scenario for several years as described in my presentations (and sadly it also was my Kiwicon talk proposal for this year), I’m just openly wondering at this point why Arizona’s rabidly pro-gun legislators didn’t argue driverless cars are protected by Waymo’s 2nd Amendment right to … Continue reading Arizona Rush to Adopt Driverless Cars Devolves Into Pedestrian War→
Manufacturers of “driverless” vehicles apparently are soon to be held liable for crashes in the UK, not the owners. British motorists will “not be liable” if their self-driving vehicle crashes while they are behind the wheel, according to experts. Yousif Al-Ani, principal ADAS engineer at ‘automotive risk intelligence company Thatcham Research stressed a recent ruling … Continue reading New UK “Driverless” Law Says Car Owners Not Liable for Crashes→