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Driverless cars are here

2 years 4 months ago
We keep asking when driverless cars will "really" be here, but it's an odd question. They already are: California regulators agreed on Thursday to the expansion of driverless taxi services in San Francisco, despite the safety concerns of local officials and community activists. In a 3-to-1 vote, the California Public Utilities Commission, which regulates self-driving ...continue reading "Driverless cars are here"
Kevin Drum

Everyone Makes Mistakes, But When Cops Make Mistakes, The Guns Come Out

2 years 4 months ago
There’s a massive gap between how the policed view “reasonable” policing and the view held by those who do the policing. While most of us would prefer more accountability, transparency, and de-escalation, those who claim to “serve and protect” seem to prefer the polar opposite. We get opacity, violence, and insular behavior any time we […]
Tim Cushing