A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.

Automakers and tech developers testing and deploying self-driving and advanced driver assistance features will no longer have to report as much detailed, public crash information to the federal government, according to a new framework released today by the US Department of Transportation.

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  • @BigMacHole@lemm.eeEnglish
    2•2 months ago

    This would be REALLY Corrupt if Elon Musk had donated a QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS TO TRUMP and then was Given a Government Oversight Position! FORTUNATELY Fox News told me that DIDNT happen!

  • @DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1•2 months ago

    Serious question: If I get hit by one of these death machines, who can I (or my next-of-kin) sue? Has that been established in court?

    • LousyCornMuffinsEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Serious answer: the owner of the vehicle is responsible for it. You sue the owner, their insurance, possibly your insurance, possibly tesla, possibly nobody. The best result is to walk away avoiding court with more money.

    • Echo DotEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      I have absolutely no problem with self-driving vehicles and I’m fully prepared to accept that it is a possibility in the near future. However I am also utterly confident that it won’t be Tesla that finally cracks it, and I am sure that they will still call it “full self driving” even in a future where we have actual full self driving.

      The law really needs to be laid down on this stuff, unless it can actually drive itself without a human even in the vehicle, and do so reliably, then they’re not allowed to call it anything that implies that capability.

  • @orca@orcas.enjoying.yachtsEnglish
    0•2 months ago

    All I can say is invest in 4k vehicle cameras. Get one facing one and one facing the rear. CYA for when these self-driving Teslas start crashing into everything.

    • @inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0•2 months ago

      Your going to need a body cam. The car isn’t too bad with others cars, it’s people and bikes and motorcycles it has real problems with.

      • Echo DotEnglish
        1•2 months ago

        I think the problem was they probably trained the AI on Americans driving normally i.e badly, Americans have zero lane discipline, every video I’ve ever seen of Americans driving is like an instructional video on how not to do it.