Autonomous homicide

Autonomous homicide

ByJosh Bernoff

This is the last horror story I’ll post, for a while — as some of you have suggested, it’s back to my day job of helping nonfiction writers and analyzing media. This story was disturbing enough that the sponsor rejected it, so I never published it on Twitter. There is graphic content here. If you…

Tesla comes clean about its fatal crash; Uber just cowers
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Tesla comes clean about its fatal crash; Uber just cowers

ByJosh Bernoff

A self-driving Uber ran over a pedestrian in Phoenix. A Tesla in autopilot mode crashed into a safety barrier and killed the driver. Tesla released a statement about the crash that delivers specifics and clarity, while Uber said very little. It’s moments like this that clarify why we tend to trust Tesla, but not Uber….