A new autonomous vehicle framework would also make it easier for Tesla and other companies to research domestically made self-driving cars that don’t meet all federal safety standards.

Automakers and tech developers testing and deploying self-driving and advanced driver assistance features will no longer have to report as much detailed, public crash information to the federal government, according to a new framework released today by the US Department of Transportation.

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  • BigMacHole@lemm.eeEnglish
    89·
    4 days ago

    This would be REALLY Corrupt if Elon Musk had donated a QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS TO TRUMP and then was Given a Government Oversight Position! FORTUNATELY Fox News told me that DIDNT happen!

      • LarryLurkman@lemm.eeEnglish
        19·
        4 days ago

        Yup, and that sleazy ass pig Donald Trump is making the roads more dangerous. I’m sick of his fucking shit.

        • grainOfSalt@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          I didn’t even think about that. My adaptive cruise doesn’t even work in the snow because the sensor gets covered up. And I’m pretty sure that’s better tech than what Tesla uses.

  • DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    3 days ago

    Serious question: If I get hit by one of these death machines, who can I (or my next-of-kin) sue? Has that been established in court?

    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      3 days ago

      In a Musk-approved world:

      • You’re hit by a Tesla in FSD mode, the driver gets sued for not driving.
      • You’re hit by a fully autonomous Tesla taxi, you get sued for vandalism.
      • You’re the driver and FSD hit someone, you get sued.
      • You’re the owner and the car hits someone while you’re not in it, you get sued for owning it.
      • You’re the owner and it catches fire with you inside, you(r estate) gets sued for “not maintaining it”.
    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Serious answer: the owner of the vehicle is responsible for it. You sue the owner, their insurance, possibly your insurance, possibly tesla, possibly nobody. The best result is to walk away avoiding court with more money.

  • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    4 days ago

    The boon here isn’t that it’ll allow them to bring a shoddy product to market. The boon is they’ll be able to continue milking investors by hiding the fact that they have no marketable product in this space while they keep selling off their stock.