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11.15 - Responsible

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K. Vogt, April 7, "One of our Cruise AVs was recently involved in a minor collision after a city bus slowed and the AV was late to brake behind it. It resulted in minor damage to the front fender of the AV and caused no injuries.

Fender benders like this rarely happen to our AVs, but this incident was unique. We do not expect our vehicles to run into the back of a city bus under any conditions, so even a single incident like this was worthy of immediate and careful study.

I want to walk you through our investigation of the incident, what we've done to address our findings, and why we ultimately chose to file a voluntary recall with the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). These actions are a reflection of the rigorous safety culture that we've built at Cruise and our deep commitment to improving roadway safety. …." Read more

SmartDrivingCars ZoomCast 313 / PodCast 313

F. Fishkin, April 15, "Some praise for Cruise and the voluntary recall, a battle for Waymo and Aurora, Didi Robotaxis, Tesla, Space X and the coming Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit. All in episode 313 of Smart Driving Cars with Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin.

0:00 open
1:00 Cruise recall
11:00 Jalopnik report on Waymo problems with San Francisco fog
15:00 Didi Robotaxis
20:45 TWU opposing waiver for Waymo and Aurora
24:12 EPA unveils new standards pushing EVs
32:00 Tesla Daily
32:43 Upcoming Princeton Smart Driving Cars Summit
46:30 SpaceX readies Starship
48:30 Musk launching new AI company
00:00 - Intro
02:05 - What is Starbase
04:55 - Tour Of Starbase
08:30 - Where to go and not go
12:50 - Rules, tips, and what to bring
16:10 - Where to watch a launch
20:30 - How to get there
22:45 - Flying to Starbase
24:45 - Where to stay
28:45 - When to book stuff
31:00 - where to eat
33:00 - What to do besides Starbase."
0:00 open
1:10 Helen Pan outlines status of Baidu's autonomous mobility efforts in China
3:50 Pan says Baidu Apollo has paying customers
11:52 Alain asks how Baidu is operating the services
21:07 What are hours of operation and where are vehicles able to operate
28:14 Pan outlines advantages of autonomous mobility and the business model
50:38 Helen on Apollo going Open Source with Apollo Open Platform
55:00 Apollo's hardware & software integration + OEM partnerships
58:00 Who will operated the service?
1:01:00 6th Annual Smart Driving Cars Summit is approaching
1:03:20 Alain on object of summit
0:00 open
0:45 Future of Life Institute calls for pause in further development of AI
27:00 EU Big 3 Countries want to freeze the ICE ban
37:00 Mind your own business but know who your customer really is.. railroads, cars.. mobility
1:04 upcoming Smart Driving Cars Summit
1:04:30 Ford CEO says new electric truck will allow you to nap, use phone, on highways in good weather
1:04:57 Bill Gates posts about going for a ride in a self-driving vehicle in the U.K.
0:00 F. Fishkin, March 24, "Where does autonomous mobility go from here? Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin explore...plus Ford's EV losses, SMART grants fail to fund autonomous mobility, Waymo, drones & more.open
0:35 Princeton basketball
1:25 More thoughts in aftermath of ITU 2023 Future Networked Car Symposium. Where does autonomous mobility go from here?
29:26 SMART grants from DOT fail to fund autonomous mobility
31:55 Ford's EV losses
32:57 Ford updates on BlueOval City mega site in West Tennessee
34:46 Waymo takes on task of writing the safety case for Avs. Alain emphasizes that companies shouldn't compete on safety
39:25 The Street headline… Four reasons self driving cars, not drones, will deliver your packages.
0:00 open
0:53 Princeton sports!
1:40 ITU Symposium
4:35 Chat GPT
6:00 Missy Cummings at ITU
9:38 Safety systems not interconnected
13:45 ITU Symposium takeaways
30:40 UN regulations & autonomous vehicles Cruise and more
40:29 National Disability Institute report
45:11 Krogers and Gatik test autonomous trucks in Texas
54:30 Baidu reported offering driverless rides in Beijing
0:00 open
0:40 GM Ultra Cruise Chief Engineer Jason Ditman introduction
1:55 How did development go during Covid?
4:32 Announcement that Ultra Cruise will first arrive on 2024 Cadillac Celestiq
8:45 Alain comments on Super Cruise 9:50 How does Ultra Cruise availability figure into route planning
13:40 Why is hands off is important and not feet off 16:45 If using intelligent cruise control… why does it disengage when brakes are tapped?
25:29 System is separate from automated emergency braking… how do they talk to each other
28:43 Response to Missy Cummings headlines that people using automated systems involved in crashes were speeding more often than people driving without automated systems engaged.
33:24 GM Cruise says focused on cutting costs this year according to Reuters
37:25 NHTSA opens probe, reportedly, into self certification of the test procedures at Zoox
41:08 Embark winding down operations, laying off most employees
44:41 Kudos to GM Ultra Cruise team
49:24 Here comes Alain's spring break
0:00 open
0:44 Waymo Driver performance report
14:15 More layoffs at Waymo
15:00 Tesla Investor Day- what we learned
16:18 Adam Jonas at Morgan Stanley impressed with Tesla Investor Day
23:05 Ford creates Latitude AI after demise of Argo AI
29:40 Guidehouse Insights research report
34:35 Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association seeks modernization of vehicle exemption process
39:05 Diane Gutierrez Scaccetti to chair Transportation Research Board Executive Committee
0:00 open
1:00 Is it time we admitted the world will change: the de-industrial revolution has begun
21:00 Impact on transportation, automakers
28:40 Run flat tires.. from Michelin and more
35:25 GM's waits for NHTSA okay for deployment of Cruise Origin autonomous mobility
46:00 Locomation denies reports of its demise
47:08 The Insider report on Tesla… and upcoming master plan. Alain's comments not what were reported.
0:00 open
1:00 Missy Cumming pushing for limits on autonomous tech
9:30 hands free, feet free driving dangers
15:00 Should tech be used to block speeding and reckless driving?
32:00 Issues with intelligent cruise control
40:30 Is the battle for cars that would forbid speeding winnable?
44:00 Are vehicle safety systems not communicating with each other?
50:00 Is the problem with vehicles identifying stationary objects being addressed?
55:20 Zoox begins carrying passengers on public roads in vehicles without steering wheels
57:17 Rob Mauer's Tesla Daily
58:30 Ken Pyle's ViodiTV compiles autonomous round up from CES
59:25 Brad Templeton launches Robocars podcast
59:48 Alain will lead off MIT Mobility Forum series Friday
0:00 open
0:48 Active Driving Assistance Evaluation Report from Consumer Reports
2:53 Ford's BlueCruise ousts GM as top in ADAS
10:33 What is the value of being able to drive hands free and pedal free
16:40 Why doesn't the technology prevent speeding and misbehavior
21:08 Are consumers using the safety features..
27:14 Pro active braking assist coming to more vehicles and is a great feature
36:00 Should there be a light or mechanism that shows others whether cars are being controlled by human or automated system?
43:43 Are there things that carmakers are really getting right or really getting wrong?
51:00 Corvette on top in CR report on vehicle owner satisfaction
52:43 Navya
53:00 Axios reports autonomous passenger planes inching closer to takeoff
54:00 a fight against sludge… from NY Times
54:51 Mobileye post advocating simpler language for autonomy levels
56:47 Waymo named Super Bowl officials autonomous technology partner"
0:00 open
0:55 Autonomous chaos in San Francisco?"
6:28 National Safety Council marks anniversary of national roadway safety strategy
9:41 Tesla boosts production at Giga Shanghai & more
11:25 More SpaceX success
14:05 Mercedes launch of level 3 systems in U.S.
19:12 U.K. Unveils First "Fully" Autonomous Bus Service
23:11 Layoffs at Rivian
24:35 Data Centers on Wheels: Emissions From Computing Onboard Autonomous Vehicles
27:47 Ford boosts production of Mustang Mach E touting 0-60 thrills in press release
30:54 Justice Department urged to look at leaders of TuSimple and alleged transfer of tech to Chinese start-up "
0:00 open
1:00 Driverless Work Vehicles discussion
20:45 Stellantis Reaching for the Data Star
23:27 Winters can be cold, EVs like it hot
36:11 Tesla earnings, news and rebound
38:39 Layoffs hitting Waymo? And other tech companies too.
47:30 Ford's Blue Cruise top rated by Consumer Reports in active driver assistance

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SafeDrivingCars: Those in which the automated function are explicitly designed to not only substantially reduce driver misbehavior by constraining the performance characteristic such as incorporating speed governors that only permit excessive speeds in geofenced locations such as Watkins Glen International and stretches of the German Autobahn, but also automatically intervene to prevent crashes; thus, extending what is done today with anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control.
SelfDrivingCars: Those which allow the driver for some extended period of time to be "feet-off" the brake & throttle, delivering to the driver substantial comfort & convenience, but also "hands-off" the wheel for shorter periods of time providing a little more comfort & convenience. Absolutely required are "eyes & brain" focused the human task of driving, ready to intervene should the automated driver begin to fail.
DriverlessCars: Those which serve only passengers and/or good from trip start, through finish. Luckily, the notion that individuals might own such vehicles for personal use and/or be able to "AirB&B" them for others to get from A to B is now realized by essentially everyone as exceedingly naïve. The Mercedes booth at this year's CES showed no sign of its Mercedes Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion | LIVE PREMIERE CES 2015. Yea!

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Hawkins, Oct. 27, "When Ford announced yesterday that it was pulling its support for Argo AI, the autonomous driving startup it had financed since 2017, it cited as one of its reasons a belief that driver-assist technology will have more near-term payoffs....." Read more Hmmmm... I agree with Andrew, as I stated above. Alain

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Tesla FSD Beta V 10.69 Dominates Downtown Driving
FSD Beta 10.69 (2022.16.3.10) Release Notes
FSDBeta v10.69 - HEAVY TRAFFIC - Unprotected Left Turns... Amazing that such turns are legal let alone FSD's routing algorithm deciding that this is on the best way to go. Safety must not be part of its objective function C'mon Elon.
FSD Beta V 10.69 Initial Impressions. My impression is that 10.69 drove better than this tester who seemed intent on driving aggressively and not wanting to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. Hopefully no one at Tesla pays attention to this guy.
Bullish News From Giga Berlin Tours, Production Rumors, Terrible Toyota
The Tesla Semi Is Officially Here!

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These system outrageously reduce crash probabilities, and/or
maybe some, but we're probably not much luckier.
very few of the cars in use during that "10" month period had Level 2 capabilities, and/or
unfortunately, the VIN number doesn't identify these cars and only Tesla announces how many sold (I may have missed the reportings)
very few of the drivers of those cars rarely engaged the Level 2 features, and/or
likely. Only Tesla releases data on the utilization of its level 2 features but does so only in aggregate terms that don't allow for correction of sampling bias associated with engagement in "easy" driving conditions versus "challenging" driving conditions.
enormous under counting
likely, only Tesla has the opportunity to either "know all" or sample effectively because of their OtA monitoring of its vehicles. Everyone else has conveniently kept their heads in the sand. Mercedes didn't report any; however, during that period I think my Intelligent Cruise Control and Lane Centering were engaged when I hit a deer. Mercedes must not have been watching me, I didn't report it and I didn't get the memo that informed me to do anything.

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those that don't already have a stable full of their own personal mobility options.
those for which his aTaxi can substantially change their lives for the better.

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Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

Why We Do AV Software Recalls