If you spend any time watching the AI safety debate play out online, you’ve probably noticed it’s a bit of a circus. Right now, the conversation is totally dominated by tech investors pushing for maximum speed, software developers who think a few lines of code can solve anything, and click-hungry … [continued]
Waymo has been tracking its safety statistics closely, of course, and even sharing them with other researchers and the public to allow for independent evaluation of how well it’s doing. The short story is: Waymo robotaxis are much safer than human drivers. The company has updated us on some of … [continued]
In Part I, I discussed how bikes and ebikes can be used for: Last-mile transportation in conjunction with public transport — you can take your bike with you on a commuter train, streetcar, or bus. Transporting our children with us on bikes with jump seats and with trailers. Bike transport … [continued]
Waymo has updated its “Waymo Safety Impact” webpage. The page starts with this line: “The trust and safety of the communities where we operate is paramount to us. That’s why we’re voluntarily sharing our safety data.” The latest update to the page brings us up through September 2025. It covers … [continued]
BMW has filed a patent that could be a huge deal. Though, it would need to be implemented, and it would also need consumer buy-in. Here’s a shocking statistic for you: Approximately 30% of deaths caused by traffic accidents in the US each year involve drunk drivers. That was 12,429 … [continued]
Waymo has been on an expansion sprint in the past year, but its latest announcement is one of its biggest ever. The company is bringing its robotaxi service across the Atlantic Ocean to the great city of London. Whether taking passengers to Premier League games, music concerts, Wimbledon, Big Ben, … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image symbolizing Tesla’s software-driven design ethos—elegant, digital, and dismissive of old-school mechanical safety culture
I’m in Teslas regularly these days. Vancouver’s rideshare ecosystem has quietly standardized around them. Open the Uber app, call a ride, and odds are good a Model 3 or Model Y slides up to the curb. I don’t own a car, so my view of these machines is almost entirely … [continued]
On Thursday, June 26th, the House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing titled, “Looking Under the Hood: The State of NHTSA and Motor Vehicle Safety.” The entire hearing is available on YouTube, and you can find live “tweets” on Bluesky. The League believes that … [continued]
As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles inherently bring some safety advantages to the table. Their lower center of gravity from having batteries at their base is especially helpful to prevent rollover accidents, which are particularly dangerous. Also, not needing a large engine in the front of the car, electric … [continued]
I wrote about Waymo’s expansion into more of California earlier today. It is bringing its robotaxi service to a lot more of the Bay Area, Silicon Valley, and the Los Angeles metro area. Then, though, as I was scrolling through Waymo’s X/Twitter feed (where the company exclusively posts a lot … [continued]
