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Everyone hates California’s self-driving car reports
"“Comparing disengagement rates between companies is worse than meaningless: It creates perverse incentives,” said Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor…
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How Self-Driving Car Makers Measure Their Own Progress
"Don’t expect that light-handed arrangement to change, says Bryant Walker Smith, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law who studies…
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Nuro’s Self-Driving Electric Cars Will Soon Make Deliveries in Houston
The R2 recently received the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) first federal exemption to test a self-driving vehicle on public streets. “It’s a signal…
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How hyperloop could stand apart from existing transit modes
""Tell me your speed records, that's great," said Bryant Walker Smith, an associate professor at the University of South Carolina’s School of…
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U.S. lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
The approval is the first sign that NHTSA is moving from abstract statements and voluntary standards governing autonomous vehicles to actual regulation, said Br…
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Feds OK a low-speed driverless vehicle without rear-view mirrors, windshield wipers
The approval is the first sign that NHTSA is moving from abstract statements and voluntary standards governing autonomous vehicles to actual regulation, said Br…
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US lets autonomous vehicle bypass human-driver safety rules
"The approval is the first sign that NHTSA is moving from abstract statements and voluntary standards governing autonomous vehicles to actual regulation, s…
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Robotic ‘dog’ joins ranks of Massachusetts State Police
"Ryan Calo, a professor at the University of Washington School of Law specializing in robotics and cyberlaw, told the outlet that authorities need to clear…
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How to recognize AI snake oil
"Princeton computer scientist Arvind Narayanan (previously) has posted slides and notes from a recent MIT talk on "How to recognize AI snake oil"…
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Death, technology and regulatory uncertainty keep self-driving cars on the fringe
"“Automated driving safety does not come down to a test,” said Bryant Walker Smith, associate professor at the University of South Carolina’s School of Law…
Can artificial intelligence identify guns fast enough to stop violence?
"There are already some police and security robots in use around the world, ranging from surveillance robots to prison guards to a lethal remote-controlled…
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Will artificial intelligence make work better — or worse? Seattle Times event explores the future of work
"Calo said AI will disrupt the workforce and expressed dismay that computers will fully replicate human capabilities in the future. “I think that the impac…