Forty years ago, a groundbreaking law helped revolutionize America’s culture regarding drunk driving. The Minimum Legal Drinking Age-21 Law marked an early milestone in MADD’s efforts to eliminate drunk driving, setting the legal drinking age at 21 and saving thousands of lives. Today, as lives continue to be senselessly lost … [continued]
As required by Congress in 2021, NHTSA has begun the process of making rules for anti-drunk driving technology.
The idea that Tesla shouldn’t use the name “Autopilot” for its advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) is pretty popular among Tesla’s critics. The core argument, in a nutshell, is that people aren’t smart enough to understand that this is a driver-assist package, not a perfect replacement for a human driver. It’s … [continued]
I was asked by a friend in the Tesla community to look into a Twitter thread by Austin Fire Info. The thread shared details of an accident involving a Tesla. The account tweeted that a Tesla was involved in a collision and that the fire extended to the awning of … [continued]
Drinking and driving is never, ever recommended, and it’s illegal. However, statistics surrounding the phenomenon would suggest otherwise — it happens all the time. While a new video may not be the front page on most mainstream media news sites, since it doesn’t fit the narrative of killer cars driving … [continued]
Being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while in charge of a vehicle is rightly considered a big no-no. It’s dangerous and puts lives at risk. But what if the vehicle was autonomously driving itself, and you’re technically just a passenger?
We’ve recently seen a surge in the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in the US by auto drivers. While most people would probably assume that the reasons for this surge are some of the more obvious possibilities — growing auto use, smartphone addiction, growing levels of drug use (illegal and prescription), increasing senility amongst certain portions of the population, etc. — the Governors Highway Safety Association thinks otherwise.
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute. By Jonathan Walker and Karen Crofton How to End Human-Error Auto Fatalities and Slash Automotive Carbon Emissions in Just 10 Years A staggering two out of every three Americans will be involved in an accident related to drunk driving in their lifetime. And with … [continued]
