Human error is the culprit in 93 percent of automobile crashes — including the pileup last weekend that left Tracy Morgan in critical condition, caused, prosecutors say, by a truck driver who had been awake for 24 hours.
Robots, on the other hand, don’t need to sleep. Nor do they get drunk or distracted by cellphones. That is why Marc Andreessen, the venture capitalist, wrote on Twitter about the accident, with his usual bravado, “
Self-driving cars and trucks are a moral imperative.”
How much safer would driving be if robots replaced humans on the roads?
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- Research casts new light on bike safety in the age of self-driving carson May 8, 2024 at 12:40 pm
Equipping self-driving cars with external displays that use colored lights to communicate their next maneuver could help keep cyclists safe on the roads of the future, researchers say.
- Self-driving wheelchairs could soon be reality, inspiring independence for userson May 8, 2024 at 9:19 am
You've probably heard about self-driving cars, but what about self-driving wheelchairs? New technology offering increased mobility is being tested now in Chicago.
- Tesla's Self-Driving Robotaxis May Get a China Rollout Firston May 8, 2024 at 8:43 am
A state-owned newspaper revealed that Elon Musk's moonshot Tesla vehicle may soon be self-driving through Chinese streets.
- Analysis: Could UK self-driving unicorn Wayve overtake its competitors?on May 7, 2024 at 10:57 pm
in-car content provision, and servicing to be brought directly to the customer. However, hype from investors and automakers has slowed down considerably as the market faces real challenges. Self-driving companies are facing a myriad of problems ...
- Self-drilling oil wells to beat self-driving cars to market, SLB vice president sayson May 6, 2024 at 9:48 am
A top executive of Schlumberger NV (SLB), the world's largest energy services firm, on Monday predicted autonomous drilling of oil and gas wells will beat autonomous driving cars to market and create new efficiencies for oil producers.
- Watch Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Navigate a Freewayon May 5, 2024 at 5:00 am
Those freeway rides are currently being tested with employees. Waymo gave CNET an exclusive peek of its cars on the (bigger) road, which you can check out in the video above. According to the company, the vehicles can navigate on- and off-ramps and change lanes without a driver behind the wheel.
- The main reason why self-driving cars are not ready for prime timeon May 1, 2024 at 4:01 pm
"It's like trying to send a rocket to the moon in 1910 when the Wright Brothers were still working on their planes," one expert said.
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