This week, California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill establishing safety and performance guidelines for autonomous vehicles operating on California’s roads. For now the ones to benefit most from this is Google and their self-driving Prius which has already logged over 300,000 successful autonomous driven miles. In an All Things D interview, Google co-founder Sergey Brin says, “These… Read More »
Distracted Driving: Social Problem Calls for Hardware Solution
There’s a reason why this blog post contains “distracted driving” in the headline. Just Google this or any variation on the term and you will find dozens of new stories popping up daily. Smartphones are the new “hotcakes” in terms of sales so naturally, they have become as ubiquitous as the drivers they distract. Cell… Read More »
How Safe is Your Train Ride???
Today is the four year anniversary of the deadly Metrolink commuter train crash that left 25 people dead. The $200 Million settlement was awarded to the victims and their families and is actually capped as the maximum amount under United States law. After a 16 month investigation, The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded the… Read More »
