Tesla Deaths: 348 (and 19 confirmed on “Autopilot”) If there’s one thing, ONE THING, a car manufacturer should be able to do it’s meet baseline safety requirements of operating on public roads. For example, a car should not be engineered to systemically increase risk of accidents that involve children, red lights and emergency vehicles. Fail … Continue reading Unsafe by Design: Tesla Fails to See Children, Red Lights, Emergency Vehicles… →

I think it safe to say these results from Austin Texas’ new red light traffic cameras are not what anyone expected: At seven of those intersections, the number of accidents has dropped. But at two intersections, authorities have actually seen a significant increase in crashes. The intersection of MLK and I-35 has seen a 33 … Continue reading Increased Crashes with Red Light Cameras →

Bicycles rarely sit and stare at a red light when there is no traffic around. Some states apparently think decriminalizing this behavior is a good idea: An idea is gaining momentum to allow bicyclists to pedal through stop signs, without stopping. Bicyclists claim that it can be tough to stop a bike at a red … Continue reading Red Lights and Bicycles →

Well duh. Finally a judge says what everyone knows. A judge has found “reasonable evidence” that Elon Musk and other executives at Tesla knew that the company’s self-driving technology was defective but still allowed the cars to be driven in an unsafe manner anyway, according to a recent ruling issued in Florida. Palm Beach county … Continue reading Judge: Tesla Knew Driverless Was Dangerously Defective Yet Spread It Anyway →