A quiet airport parking lot became the scene of an unfortunate robotaxi affair on June 30th, when two unoccupied Waymo started rubbing into each other. Videos circulating on social media show how clearly the robotaxis could see each other on a clear Phoenix day.
It begs the ancient philosophical quandary, when two robotaxis collide in an open stretch of a deserted airport parking lot in a bright sunny desert with nobody inside them, does it count?
Notably there are several other Waymo sitting around the crash, so it appears to have been a “base” parking error.
According to ALEA, Joshua K. Leblanc was killed when the Tesla he was driving left the road, hit a guardrail and caught fire. His body was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to be identified.
The crash happened on Hill Road near Drummond Switch Cut Off Road, just outside of Empire in Walker County.
Notably the Californian investigation of the man killed by Tesla on July 28th has been updated to mention explicitly that AI is suspected.
Lack of defensive measures in the young brain means use of social media and similar addictive software causes harm to children. It seems obvious, and research is now beginning to explain it better.
…screen use was linked to worse mental health and suicidal behavior. Teens are susceptible to the addictive qualities of social media because their brains are not fully developed, according to Joel Frederickson, a psychology professor at Bethel University. Features of social media apps, such as follows, likes and comments keep users coming back for more. This reward system makes the brain release a lot of dopamine, similar to how substance addiction works.
Notably the externalized “reward system” undermines the development of self worth and concepts of belonging. Thus the child instead has feelings of low worth and isolation, grasping for more and more “reward” from the external source, which can never deliver real value.
News about the Tesla diner sounds very familiar to anyone who studies how their cars fall apart.
On July 28, a 21-year-old woman sustained minor injuries at the diner when a part of the rooftop patio came loose and struck her in the head. The woman refused transport to the hospital and left the scene, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz said. However, she plans to file a lawsuit against Tesla for the incident, according to a report from TMZ.
Elon Musk at the UK AI Safety SummitEat here if you want your surviving relatives to sue for huge settlements with Tesla over wrongful injury or death.
What’s next, robots preparing the food and people dying in a fire, accused of not doing more to prevent being killed by Tesla design defects?
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