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One fact to wince at, another to ask “huh?
The warming of low-elevation tropical forests is driving lianas to strangle trees. Swedes were presented with a series of moral dilemmas to determine when they would prefer self-driving cars kill pedestrians rather than passengers. –From April 2024 Findings
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Tagged climate crisis, self-driving cars
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Mishegas: Vehicle mishaps and, uh, haps
From Harper’s Weekly Review: A newly hired instructor plowed his car into the front of a Colorado driving school, a Pennsylvania motorist smashed into the second floor of a house, and a man crashed a stolen garbage truck into a … Continue reading
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Tagged Harper's, robo-taxis, self-driving cars
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GOP: let’s make our highways demolition derbies!
From 538 Significant Digits, a killer reminder of one big thing we expect government to do for us: establish safety standards. You know, like… 25,000 vehicles The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation that forbids states from blocking self-driving … Continue reading
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Tagged 538 Significant Digits, auto safety standards, GOP House, self-driving cars
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