Tag: safety

Tesla camera hack shows how your EV might monitor driving habits

Elon Musk said the driver-facing camera in Tesla cars was to monitor future robotaxi service, but a sleuth suggests the company might be open to checking human drivers as well. Code investigator Green says they’ve found (via Electrek) the in-cabin ac… Source

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Dozens of AmazonBasics products could pose a safety risk, report says

It might be a good idea to carefully read the reviews before you buy another AmazonBasics product. A new report from CNN says dozens of products sold by Amazon with “AmazonBasics” branding could pose a safety risk, according to customer reviews.Accor… Source

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Amazon workers sue over alleged failure to follow COVID-19 guidelines (updated)

Amazon is facing more scrutiny over its handling of COVID-19 at its warehouses. Workers at the internet retailer’s Staten Island warehouse have filed a lawsuit (via CNBC) accusing the company of failing to follow CDC and New York state public health… Source

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IIHS study finds self-driving cars may only avoid a third of crashes

Self-driving cars are theoretically ideal for safety. Take human limitations out of the mix and no one gets hurt, right? Not necessarily. A new IIHS study (via Autoblog) suggests that completely switching to autonomous technology would only prevent a… Source

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D-ID, the Israeli company that digitally de-identifies faces in videos and still images, raises $13 million

If only Facebook had been using the kind of technology that TechCrunch Startup Battlefield alumnus D-ID was pitching, it could have avoided exposing all of our faces to privacy destroying software services like Clearview AI. At least, that’s the pitch that D-ID’s founder and chief executive, Gil Perry, makes when…

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Amazon accused of fighting efforts to track COVID-19 in Wisconsin facilities

Amazon may be improving safety measures in warehouses to protect against COVID-19, but it’s also accused of being less than forthcoming with vital data. The health officer for Kenosha County in Wisconsin, Jen Freiheit, told the Milwaukee Journal Sent… Source

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