Future Tech Debates: Safety, Automation, and Planned Obsolescence

This week:

• we start by examining the hype around robo-taxis and their impact on public transportation
• improvements in automatic emergency braking technology, citing a recent study by AAA, yet highlighting its limitations at higher speeds.
• Automotive data privacy and consumers' right to control data collected by vehicles, emphasizing the need for regulation.
• the challenge of detecting and regulating marijuana impairment in drivers
• a discussion on planned obsolescence and its implications for the longevity and safety of vehicles.
• and more

Links:

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-24/robotaxis-aren-t-going-to-help-save-public-transportation
• https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/24/24276802/automatic-emergency-braking-aeb-forward-collision-aaa
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/one-country-is-dominating-american-safety-ratings-and-its-not-the-us/ar-AA1t2V8D
• https://www.wtap.com/2024/10/28/data-driven-consumer-disclosure-report-exposes-not-just-home-addresses-driving-habits/
• https://www.ttnews.com/articles/aurora-autonomous-risk
• https://electrek.co/2024/10/23/ford-ceo-doesnt-want-to-give-up-this-chinese-ev-hes-driving/
• https://www.mlive.com/news/2024/10/police-stuck-with-old-imperfect-tactics-to-decide-who-is-too-high-to-drive.html
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V767-7425.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V770-2912.PDF