You may be interested to hear that researchers have posted an “automation” proof-of-concept for ethics. Delphi is a computational model for descriptive ethics, i.e., people’s moral judgments on a variety of everyday situations. We are releasing this to demonstrate what state-of-the-art models can accomplish today as well as to highlight their limitations. It’s important to … Continue reading Is Shooting at a Tesla Ethical?
Recently I wrote about reckless public road tests by Tesla owners who are intentionally training their “driverless” system to disregard red lights. “All Lives Matter” wants everyone to know that if a Tesla says it sees a red light he has not been able to force it to drive through anyway. Keep in mind that … Continue reading Tesla More Likely to Run Over Black People
Update December 2023: Tesla Crash More Than Any Other Brand The Drive has reported this as “…a lot that goes into making Volvo one of the world’s safest auto brands.” Volvo undeniably puts safety first, above all else. They famously said a long time ago that zero deaths is their vision. Volvo –- whose XC90 … Continue reading 1 Death = Total Recall: Volvo Quietly Blows Tesla Out of the Water
Update September 27: Five police officers injured by Tesla have filed a lawsuit. According to the suit: “The officers want to hold Tesla accountable, and force Tesla to publicly acknowledge and immediately correct the known defects inherent in its Autopilot and collision avoidance systems, particularly as those impact the ongoing safety of our nation’s first … Continue reading Tesla Claims It Now Detects Flashing Safety Lights… Five Years Late