Source: Ars Technica
Summary
Waymo, a self-driving car company, has faced a lawsuit over a video recording made by one of its autonomous vehicles, which captured an accident involving a pedestrian. The incident highlights how Waymo handles and stores footage from its robotaxis. The lawsuit claims that Waymo’s policy of not releasing the footage to the public or to law enforcement is a violation of Arizona state law.
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The launch follows a familiar script.
Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are equipped with cameras that capture everything around them, but the company is tight-lipped about how it uses and stores the footage. The lawsuit claims that Waymo’s policy is a violation of Arizona state law. Waymo’s robotaxis are on the roads, but how much do we really know about what they’re seeing? It’s just another example of how “new” features are just old features with a fresh coat of paint – we’ve been recording accidents on camera for decades, but now it’s “autonomous” and somehow more impressive.
Author: Evan Null
