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08/19/2018 / By David Williams

Experts warn about future uses of self-driving cars for heinous crimes

The future of self-driving cars is looking very bright. After all, dozens of companies are now racing to become the leader in the “auto” industry, and both the public and the private sector are working hard to deliver innovations that would benefit the general public through these autos. However, this bright future may be in […]

06/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Fatal flaw? A near-repeat of the Tesla crash proves that if the autopilot can’t “see” well enough, it gets “confused” – so drivers must “take responsibility”

There is something deathly wrong with the autopilot feature of Tesla cars. The fatal crash at Mountain View, California in March 2018 nearly got itself a gory sequel when the self-driving car got confused by the faded white lanes, reported CBS San Francisco. Indeed, a video of the near-accident shows the car’s self-driving system failing near […]

05/17/2018 / By David Williams

Self-driving cars could suffer major problems due to the sun, warn experts

Picture yourself going on a typical Sunday drive – but not in a regular gas-powered car. Instead, imagine driving an all-electric self-driving vehicle that uses all sorts of instruments and digital equipment to get going. Usually, these kinds of cars rely on sophisticated electronics that have been put together to gather data on the environment and […]

02/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Can Ford’s proposed autonomous “Robocop” car be trusted not to shoot innocent civilians?

What happens when Robocop meets Knight Rider’s KITT? You get Ford’s latest brainchild, a plan for an automated police car that’s either an abuse of privacy and power or the future of unbiased law enforcement, reported The Daily Mail. A recent patent filed by the automaker specifies the concept of an autonomous vehicle that lurks […]

02/10/2018 / By David Williams

Self-driving cars could easily turn into self-crashing cars that deliberately target and kill humans, expert warns

There has been a lot of hype surrounding self-driving cars and their potential to change the way humans use roads for a very long time. However, with all of the hope that they can change things for the better, there are also some reasons to fear for your safety while you’re in them. This is […]

01/31/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

As self-driving cars become more widely accepted, experts warn: They aren’t fail-safe

The idea of self-driving cars is a concept that more Americans are coming to accept. According to an annual survey by the American Automobile Association (AAA), 63 percent of American drivers would be afraid to ride a self-driving car; compare this to last year, when the number was around 78 percent. Despite the increasing approval […]

09/18/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Safety not a major concern as House gives self driving car bill the fast lane

Bipartisan agreement in the U.S. House of Representatives is rare, but when it comes to pushing hundreds of thousands of Google’s self-driving cars onto the streets, lawmakers are fast to act and quick to agree. The Self Drive Act was recently sped through the House of Representatives. If signed into law, the act will permit […]

08/15/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Tesla Model 3 cars come with secret cameras that watch the DRIVER … Is this vehicle a SPY tool?

There are two massive transformations taking place simultaneously in the automotive industry. The development of eco-friendly electric cars, and the push towards so-called “autonomous,” or self-driving cars, is taking the future of motor vehicles in an entirely new direction. While legacy automotive giants like GM are desperately trying to make the needed changes to catch […]

07/10/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Self-driving car systems are getting “confused” by kangaroos

Swedish automaker Volvo has recently found out that their driverless car systems are having difficulty when it comes to identifying the presence of kangaroos on the road as their detection sensors fail to discern kangaroos’ hopping motions. During a trial session that happened 18 months ago in Canberra, Australia, researchers found out that the kangaroos’ […]

07/03/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Merkel warns: “In 20 years’ time, we will need a special permit to drive a car ourselves.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel claims that before long, driver’s licenses will be a thing of the past, because self-driving cars will become the norm. Against that backdrop, humans will need special permission from the government to manually operate vehicles themselves. During a discussion with students in Buenos Aires, she specifically predicted that “In 20 years’ time, […]

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