Ralph Nader
American consumer advocate and lawyer, born in 1934; author of Unsafe at Any Speed (1965).
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Self-driving car hype distracts from public transit and infrastructure
The hype and unsubstantiated hope behind the self-driving car movement continues unabated, distracting from addressing necessities of old “mobilities” such as inadequate public transit and upgrading highway and rail infrastructure.
nader.orgSaid 26 Jun 2017This on korrents
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The automobile has brought death, injury and sorrow to millions for over half a century
For over half a century the automobile has brought death, injury, and the most inestimable sorrow and deprivation to millions of people.
archive.orgSaid c. 1965This on korrents
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Self-driving car hype distracts from public transit and infrastructure
The hype and unsubstantiated hope behind the self-driving car movement continues unabated, distracting from addressing necessities of old “mobilities” such as inadequate public transit and upgrading highway and rail infrastructure.
Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org) Said 26 Jun 2017
Driverless cars will not take over in the next few decades
Don’t expect driverless cars to be taking over anytime in the next few decades.
Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org) Said 26 Jun 2017
Driverless cars' computers fail often and are open to hacking
But computers fail often; they are often susceptible to hacking—whether by the manufacturers, dealers or deadly actors.
Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org) Said 26 Jun 2017
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A mix of autonomous and human-driven vehicles may make roads less safe
Until that distant dream by the technocrats when all vehicles are driverless is realized, there may be less safety because of the mix of autonomous and human-operated vehicles.
Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org) Said 26 Jun 2017
Driverless cars are arriving without a legal, ethical or priorities framework
The driverless car is bursting forth without a legal, ethical and priorities framework.
Driverless Cars: Hype, Hubris and Distractions (In the Public Interest column, nader.org) Said 26 Jun 2017
The automobile has brought death, injury and sorrow to millions for over half a century
For over half a century the automobile has brought death, injury, and the most inestimable sorrow and deprivation to millions of people.
Unsafe at Any Speed (Grossman, 1965) Said c. 1965
Controlling economic interests that ignore the harm of their technology is a great problem of our time
A great problem of contemporary life is how to control the power of economic interests which ignore the harmful effects of their applied science and technology.
Unsafe at Any Speed (Grossman, 1965) Said c. 1965
The automobile tragedy is one of the most serious man-made assaults on the human body
The automobile tragedy is one of the most serious of these man-made assaults on the human body.
Unsafe at Any Speed (Grossman, 1965) Said c. 1965
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