Category Archives: Safety

Google Driverless Car Crash

It looks like back in early August one of Google’s driverless cars was involved in a multi-car fender bender near Google’s headquarters. In the full story, reported on Jalopnik.com, Google claims that at the time of the crash the vehicle … Continue reading

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Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union Fears Driverless Trucks

Following up the report about Fortescue Metals Group planned roll out of driverless haul trucks at its Solomon mines, ABC Australia posted (Driverless mine trucks spark safety fears) about a comment by a CFMEU official stating: Gary Wood from the CFMEU’s mining and … Continue reading

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Driverless Cars and Speed Limits?

How will driverless cars handle speed limits? In the US almost all roads are posted with speed limits below the speeds that people actually drive. This is especially true of the highways, most of which are posted at 65 mph, … Continue reading

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GMAC Insurance Study: Nearly 1 in 5 American Drivers Unfit for the Road

On May 26, 2011 GMAC released the results of their annual GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test based on which they claim 1 in 5 Americans are ‘unfit’ for the road. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. You can take the … Continue reading

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How to Save One Million Lives a Year

In the jaw-dropping video shown in Driverless Cars May Be Closer Than They Appear Sebastian Thrun touchingly recounted the how he lost his best friend in a car crash when he was 18. He then set out to save 1,000,000 lives … Continue reading

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