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Cruise recalls all self-driving cars after grisly accident and California ban | All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update (www.theguardian.com)
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Cruise recalls all self-driving cars after grisly accident and California ban | All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update::All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But they recalling the vehicles so clearly not.

Unless you're suggesting that the software update is too make the cars more efficient at killing pedestrians?

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Read what they said. That they're doing the recall even though it's only 1 per 10m. Implying they think that is an acceptable rate for serious injuries.

[–] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Ford thought 180 dead per year was acceptable when it shipped the Pinto. GM looks like a saint by comparison, fuck.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

I think they mean they're not legally required to recall them. I guess the government have a limit on what they think is acceptable and that's below the limit probably because it's less than what human drivers achieve so it's an improvement in safety.