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    1. Technology

    US: Study Finds Self-Driving Cars Repeatedly Fail to Stop for Obstacles

    Aug. 9, 2018
    Self-driving cars have been found to not stop for certain obstacles or have presented other dangerous situations unless a driver takes immediate manual control, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

    Source The Hill

    Self-driving cars have been found to not stop for certain obstacles or have presented other dangerous situations unless a driver takes immediate manual control, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

    During a sequence of on-road and track tests for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla and Volvo, IIHS researchers discovered that self-driving cars repeatedly either failed to recognize obstacles or failed to stop when presented with one.

    Other times, the cars would crash in response to an obstacle if the driver didn’t take over, IIHS said.

    Read the complete article at http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/400799-study-finds-self-driving-cars-repeatedly-fail-to-stop-in-emergencies