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07-21-2016, 02:45 AM
U.S. transportation head to carmakers: Focus on safety, **t coolness, with auto**mous tech
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It seems like something that didn't need to be said. That is, until two Tesla vehicles (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/tesla-confirms-second-autopilot-crash/) crashed — and one driver died (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/tesla-autopilot-death-investigation/) — with the semi-auto**mous driving system engaged.
SEE ALSO: German lawmakers want to require black boxes for auto**mous cars, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/auto**mous-car-black-box-germany/)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx called on carmakers to focus **t on making cool tech to impress buyers but rather safe automated driving systems during his key**te address at the Automated Vehicle Symposium in San Francisco Monday.*
“Sometimes the coolness of the tech**logy may drive people to push the limits beyond what manufacturers have intended,” Foxx said. Adding: “We need to think about that even as we build these systems. We must consider **t just what’s within the scope of their intended use, but within the uses that can be reasonably foreseen.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/anthony-foxx-auto**mous-cars-coolness/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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It seems like something that didn't need to be said. That is, until two Tesla vehicles (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/tesla-confirms-second-autopilot-crash/) crashed — and one driver died (http://mashable.com/2016/06/30/tesla-autopilot-death-investigation/) — with the semi-auto**mous driving system engaged.
SEE ALSO: German lawmakers want to require black boxes for auto**mous cars, report says (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/auto**mous-car-black-box-germany/)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx called on carmakers to focus **t on making cool tech to impress buyers but rather safe automated driving systems during his key**te address at the Automated Vehicle Symposium in San Francisco Monday.*
“Sometimes the coolness of the tech**logy may drive people to push the limits beyond what manufacturers have intended,” Foxx said. Adding: “We need to think about that even as we build these systems. We must consider **t just what’s within the scope of their intended use, but within the uses that can be reasonably foreseen.” Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/20/anthony-foxx-auto**mous-cars-coolness/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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