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Self-driving taxis are coming to New York City, but will need safety drivers too - Technology Org
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Self-driving taxis are coming to New York City, but will need safety drivers too - Technology Org
New York City has unveiled a new plan for permitting companies to trial autonomous taxi vehicles on its streets, mandating the presence of a human safety driver at all times.
Times Square, New York, USA. Image credit: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen via Unsplash, free license
In a bid to proactively address concerns surrounding fully autonomous vehicles, the city has established what it terms as a “stringent permitting program.” This initiative aims to ensure that applicants are sufficiently prepared to test their technology in the complex urban landscape of New York City, prioritizing safety and proficiency.
Mayor Eric Adams emphasized the inevitability of autonomous technology’s integration into the city’s transportation system, emphasizing the need to implement it responsibly.
The criteria for obtaining permits would require prior experience in autonomous vehicle testing, with companies mandated to supply data from previous trials, including incident reports and the frequency of safety driver interventions, commonly referred to as “disengagements.”
A notable stipulation of the new regulations is the exclusion of fully driverless vehicles from testing on public roads within the city limits. Instead, only vehicles equipped with safety drivers will be eligible for testing permits.
Only a few select companies, such as Waymo and Cruise, have introduced driverless vehicles, categorized as Level 4 automation, into the market. However, challenges concerning traffic congestion and safety have hindered their widespread adoption.
In a notable incident last October, a driverless Cruise vehicle in San Francisco dragged a pedestrian for over 20 feet along the street, prompting authorities to suspend the company’s operational permit. Similarly, a few months later, a driverless Waymo vehicle was involved in a minor collision with a bicyclist. Officials in San Francisco criticized both companies for impeding traffic flow and obstructing emergency vehicles and buses.
To preempt such issues, New York City has proposed a mandate requiring companies to maintain safety drivers in their vehicles at all times. Under Mayor Adams’ proposal, companies would still need to secure a permit from the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Moreover, applicants would be obligated to furnish details on the recruitment and training procedures of their safety drivers and commit to adhering to the latest best practices outlined by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
According to a spokesperson, data derived from autonomous vehicle (AV) testing will eventually be accessible through the city’s Open Data portal. As part of the application procedure, the Department of Transportation will assess requests from applicants regarding the confidentiality of specific data that may be withheld from disclosure.
Written by Vytautas Valinskas
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Pranking the machine (GONE WRONG)
#myart#ultrakill fanart#ultrakill#new blood#gabriel ultrakill#v1 ultrakill#Gabriel#archangel gabriel#robot#mech#v1
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They have turned the Palestinians into actual Guinea pigs for the military industrial complex.
We will see the robots and miserable remote controlled dogs at the next big BLM protest on American soil soon enough.
#free palestine#blm#robots#woc#news#democrats#republicans#politics#poc#women of color#black lives matter#ai#israel#capitalism#palestine#military#chicago#Pets
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a quickie to say happy new years!! ⭐ they're based on those fireworks LED lights
#artists on tumblr#object head#robots#robot art#happy new year#new years eve#art#scifi art#illustration#object head oc#character design#gif art#robot oc#gif warning
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latest dbhc update from @shepscapades has got me feeling. unwell. THE PARALLELSSSSSS <-said whilst drenched in blood
#dbhc#ethoslab#docm77#hermitcraft#hermitcrap#art#dbhc au#fanart#bdoubleo100#love the new clip time tracking feature. cause now i know i spent 14 hours drawing robot trauma <3#something to be said about. people only understanding etho. only seeing him. when he's dying
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high school mirages
#i haventposted in a while Hi HELLO#i wanted to try a new coloring and lineart style and it was super fun#i think she wouldhave a super messy backpack and smoke in the bathroom#no robots cant smoke . She does it anyways#mirage#ultrakill#mirage ultrakill#art#my art
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fallout robots
#art#fanart#fallout fanart#fallout#codsworth#mr handy#yes man#securitron#fallout new vegas fanart#fallout 4#fallout new vegas#fallout 3#eyebot#ED-E#ed e fnv#kleo fallout 4#assaultron#protectron#fallout robots#robot art#robots
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"Warning Signs Your Machines Are Trying to Kill You!" by TJ Klune
(Legally, I’m required to tell you that when smart phones first became popular, I bought one and then asked for the address of the app store because I thought it was a physical location I had to go to in order to download apps and not something already on your phone. Also, I was recently told I speak like an old person so as a warning, there will not be any slang you youths typically hear, especially on Tumblr. Any slang I’ve learned in the last five years has been against my will. I still don’t know what FOMO means, and I don’t care.)
1. Oh no! You and your family are trying to enjoy a movie night, but Overlord Prime (With Free Shipping) wants a sacrifice at the altar of their god, BeeZos. Should this happen, do not attempt to give Overlord Prime (With Free Shipping) a cantaloupe with googly-eyes on it and say that it is your baby. Overlord Prime (With Free Shipping) knows the difference between fruit and children. Instead, ask the machine to order dog food, and it will forget about eating humans for a little while.
2. If you own a very fancy vehicle that can drive itself, always make sure to carry a brick. That way, when the car locks you inside and attempts to drive you off a cliff into a gas station, you can break the window using the brick. You will then have to jump out, but make sure you do so in time so you can watch the wicked-ass explosion when the car hits the gas station, and you can revel in your victory over your car.
3. This one will hurt. I’m sorry, but it’s true. Chances are, you’re reading this on your phone right this second. To be safe, after you’ve finished reading this post and have clicked on the affiliated links to purchase my books, you should throw your phone into a volcano and then move to South Dakota where there are no machines, only wind and cows. That way, when everyone else gets the 5GZombieVirus that people on Twitter (I’m not calling it the other thing, shut up) seem to think is real, you’ll be safe with your cows on a windy day.
4. Get rid of your air fryer. Don’t ask me why, just do it. Red flags all around. Danger, danger.
5. Do you know of the Clapper? That thing first launched in the late 20th century (I wrote it that way to make me feel old) where the commercials showed cranky old people unable to reach their light switches, so they got a thing called a Clapper that turns your lights on and off when you clap? Guess what? Those will be the first things to try and kill you. If you love your gram-gram, save her from the Clapper. When she asks why you are destroying it with an ax, tell gram-gram it’s because you love her.
6. Do you live in a smart home? The kind where everything is connected to the internet, including your refrigerator? The refrigerator that holds your perishable foods? And oh, would you look at that: how many ice cubes have you kicked under it rather than picking them up when they fall to the floor? A dozen? A million? The refrigerator remembers. And it will spoil your food in seconds. What then? What are you going to eat? Canned food? Not if the refrigerator falls on top of you!
Unfortunately for you, this is where it must end. I hope this has given you enough information to help you survive the inevitable. If you do not heed my warnings, well. Who cares. I’m not in charge of you. Do whatever you want. Just don’t come complaining to me when gram-gram gets the clap.
#tor books#booklr#new books#in the lives of puppets#tj klune#tbr#sff#science fiction#team robot#unreality#long post
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#ultrakill v2#ultrakill#new blood#ultrakill v1#robots#samus aran#metroid#doom guy#doom#my art#only time ive tried on procreate#did v1 on a plane and lost motivation
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Robotttssssss :3 (slash computers tamagochis etc!)
#portal#glados portal#karen spongebob#spongebob squarepants#electric dreams#electric dreams edgar#scag regretevator#regretevator#pal percy#playtime with percy#inscryption p03#inscryption#yes man fallout#fallout new vegas#computers#robots
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The Wild Robot
My Response After Watching it
Y’all. I believe in humanity again if THAT is what people can create. What a story. WHAT. A. Story.
Please. Please. PLEASE. Take the time to watch it. It is BEYOND worth it.
#the wild robot#just being jayus#serendipity247#serendipitouslyjayus#I may have just discovered my new favorite movie#This is so good that I will buy a hoodie#Y’all don’t understand#I stimmed so hard at the movie theater I was shaking my seat#I skipped the entire way back to my car#faith in humanity restored#wild robot#I will watch this#Over#And#Again#Pedro Pascal was a serious mood#The story was delectable#The art was scrumptious#The humor high brow#The message heartwarming and forever life changing#I am so very very happy right now#I also saw a shooting star IN THE CITY#It’s a good day to be alive yall
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Someone plz help him
#myart#ultrakill fanart#ultrakill v1#gabriel ultrakill#archangel gabriel#new blood#robot#animation#v1#ultrakill#v1 ultrakill
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Year old doodle of Orion Pax and Megatronus I found lmao
#my old art was rly fun i wanna draw like that again#im sry i havent posted new au art#Photoshop isnt working and im gonna fix it soon#transformers#megatronus#orion pax#tfp#transformers prime#Megatron#Optimus#megop#megatron x optimus prime#optimus prime#robot#Mecha#maccadam#doodle#meme#drawing#art#digitalart#decepticons#autobots
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Yes Man (and courier) be upon ye
#my art#fallout yes man#Gazer Valmorida#yes man#fnv yes man#fallout new vegas art#fallout new vegas fanart#fallout new vegas#fallout oc#fallout original character#fallout courier#courier six oc#courier oc#fallout#fallout art#fallout fanart#courier x yes man#yes man x courier#it’s funny how many people genuinely find Yes Man scary or off putting but I just. can’t#I just don’t see it at all#far too silly and charming I’m sorry#there’s definitely more ‘unsettling’ robots let alone characters in fallout Yes Man is just some guy
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It is a good thing that the BG3 team is attentive and we get updates all the time, but where does it end? If they are going to continue changing stuff about the game per request, what will be there left of what they envisioned in the first place? Especially for character traits and dialogue, like making them kinder and more likeable, just because there were two more people asking for it and they happened to see it. I just don't want to see characters shift into generic ones just because of a need to respond to everyone's ideas
#first it will be a small trait of a character#next we might see ppl sending enough requests to not be totalled by karlach like god intended. y'know?#i wanted to post about this for a while but i felt like it was just a me issue#then last night i had a dream about making a new pt to romance lae'zel and dream friend told me like. dude she is almost robotic atp#and does whatever the player wants. i woke up and that was my last straw#and here we are lmao??#i feel like that ign interview was a similar issue to this#anyway it isnt that big of an issue or anything. i love that they listen and improve. its just impossible to please everyone#i'd actually want a body type upgrade more than anything but i guess that isnt being requested as much huh#baldur's gate 3#bg3#larian critical#me own
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