June 2016 the driver of a self-driving S was killed: crash occurred on a Florida highway when an 18-wheel “The made a left turn in front of a 2015 Tesla Model S that was in Autopilot mode and the car failed to apply the brakes The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) which is investigating — said in a preliminary report. Autopilot nor the driver noticed — “Neither the white side of the tractor-trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied,” according to a statement Tesla issued.” says Autopilot is disabled by default and before they engage the “Tesla feature, drivers are cautioned that the technology is still in the testing phase. Drivers are also warned that Autopilot an assist feature that “is requires you to keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times,” the company says.” Trolley Problem: thought experiment in ethics is a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks. Your options: Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track. Pull the diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person. Which is the most ethical choice? CURRENT COLLABORATIONS & CONFERENCES ITS Conference (ITS = Intelligent Transportation System) Montreal October 29, 2017 PARTNERSHIPS between manufacturer + tech Lyft + GM + Cruise Automation Google + Fiat Chrysler + Alphabet’s Waymo & Avis rental cars Uber + Volvo + Nvidia & Autoliv Mobileye + Delphi + Intel Ford + Apple + Hertz (Apple laid-off dozens of employees from their car project. They have shifted focus on self-driving
June 2016 the driver of a self-driving S was killed: “The crash occurred on a Florida highway when an 18-wheel made a left turn in front of a 2015 Tesla Model S that was in Autopilot mode and the car failed to apply the brakes The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — which is investigating — said in a preliminary report. “Neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor-trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied,” according to a statement Tesla issued.” “Tesla says Autopilot is disabled by default and before they engage the feature, drivers are cautioned that the technology is still in the testing phase. Drivers are also warned that Autopilot “is an assist feature that requires you to keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times,” the company says.” Trolley Problem: thought experiment in ethics is a runaway trolley barreling down the tracks. Your options: Do nothing, and the trolley kills the five people on the main track. Pull the diverting the trolley onto the side track where it will kill one person. Which is the most ethical choice? CURRENT COLLABORATIONS & CONFERENCES ITS Conference (ITS = Intelligent Transportation System) Montreal October 29, 2017 PARTNERSHIPS between manufacturer + tech Lyft + GM + Cruise Automation Google + Fiat Chrysler + Alphabet’s Waymo & Avis rental cars Uber + Volvo + Nvidia & Autoliv Mobileye + Delphi + Intel Ford + Apple + Hertz (Apple laid-off dozens of employees from their car project. They have shifted focus on self-driving