Road to Safety: Waymo Incidents and Dangerous Intersections

Waymo issued a recall after a RoboTaxi crash into a telephone pole. We delve into the complexity of validating software updates for autonomous cars and how Waymo is gaslighting us. IISH has a survey showing driver support for anti-speeding technologies. Fred shares safety tips for proper seating in vehicles, emphasizing the importance of seatbelt use and correct seating positions. Plus self driving cars in China and recalls.

This weeks links:

• https://www.autosafety.org/av-bill-of-rights/
• https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/12/24175489/waymo-recall-telephone-poll-crash-phoenix-software-map
• https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/most-drivers-would-be-ok-with-anti-speeding-tech-in-vehicles-survey-shows
• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless-cars.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/china-driverless-car-safety.html
• https://safetycaseframework.aurora.tech/gsn
• https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/left-turn-dangers-city-streets-4cbde78f
• https://jalopnik.com/alpine-s-a290-electric-hot-hatch-will-teach-you-to-driv-1851537628
• https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/right-way-to-sit-behind-the-wheel-of-a-car/
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24E049-1733.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V418-3398.PDF
• https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V436-3057.PDF