February 14, 2020

Self-driving car dataset missing labels for pedestrians, cyclists

Udacity Dataset 2, used to train thousands of engineers, contained thousands of unlabeled vehicles and hundreds of unlabeled pedestrians.

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October 29, 2018

Self-driving cars learn (from us) about who to sacrifice in a crash

It's bad news for overweight, elderly, male jaywalkers.

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May 09, 2018

Uber car software detected woman before fatal crash but failed to stop

Uber has reportedly discovered that the fatal crash was likely caused by a software bug in its self-driving car technology.

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February 06, 2018

Uber and Waymo clash in court over driverless technology

Day one in court saw evidence that former Uber CEO Kalanick desperately wanted self-driving car technology. And a "pound of flesh."

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December 18, 2017

DOJ confirms Uber is under criminal investigation

The plot of the Waymo vs Uber fight over stolen self-driving technology is getting thicker and thicker

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December 13, 2017

Massive Uber data scraping and secret servers exposed in Waymo suit

It’s old news that Uber has legal troubles on its plate - but the plot has thickened considerably in recent weeks.

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August 16, 2017

Who will own the data from your autonomous car?

If you're hoping that Congress to lock in protection for your privacy, you should probably lower your expectations

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August 09, 2017

Carmakers warned to focus on security of connected vehicles

First principles for carmakers proposed by the UK government range from supply chains to aftercare

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August 07, 2017

Congress looks to take the wheel on autonomous vehicles

With autonomous vehicles an obvious target for attack, moves by Congress to make their security a priority is a welcome start - but it's only a start

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