Waymo’s autonomous cars safer than humans
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Although, a badger would be safer than many Roman drivers 

Waymo has a new peer-reviewed study which appears to confirm that its autonomous cars are safer than cars driven by humans.

Nikola founder jailed for securities fraud
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Four years

Trevor Milton, the founder and former CEO of electric truck startup Nikola, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for securities fraud.

General Motors explains why it ditched Apple Carplay
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Safety reasons -- Apple users are idiots

General Motors has cited safety as the reason it decided to phase out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and move to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google.

General Motors culls nine executives in robotaxi safety investigation
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Chief Operating Officer among them

General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit dismissed nine executives amid an ongoing safety investigation, which the company confirmed included Chief Operating Officer Gil West.

Car companies are playing fast and footloose with data privacy
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Collecting far too much data

A survey by a US senator of 14 car makers has shown that they are collecting more user data than many car owners are aware.