Walkable City Rules: Don’t Expand City Streets for Self-Driving Cars
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An excerpt from the upcoming book Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places by Jeff Speck.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Self-driving cars
Self-Driving Car Makers Prepare to Blame “Jaywalkers”
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Self-driving car companies tech isn't advanced enough to detect pedestrians. Rather than wait until it matures, they're trying to blame pedestrians.
Senators Want to Sneak Safety Exemptions for Self-Driving Cars Into Law
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A group of senators led by South Dakota Republican John Thune wants to let companies rush self-driving cars to market before any federal safety standards related to autonomous systems have been drafted.
How Uber’s Self-Driving System Failed to Brake and Avoid Killing Elaine Herzberg
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The National Transportation Safety Board is out with a preliminary report into how an Uber car in self-driving mode struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona, this March.
Congress Can’t Let Self-Driving Car Makers Treat People as Guinea Pigs, Say Public Safety Watchdogs
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A bill in Congress to allow large numbers of self-driving cars on American streets needs substantial revisions to protect people inside and outside of autonomous vehicles.
Car Companies Failed at Regulating Themselves. Why Would Autonomous Car Companies Be Different?
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A system in which AV companies make the rules is going to fail.