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Is self-driving technology really street safe?

Posted by James B. Guest, Esq | Oct 08, 2016 | 0 Comments

With the first death from a self-driving car accident, people are starting to question the safety of this technology.

According to The Associated Press, authorities are investigating the first driver death in a self-driving car accident. The first American death involving a car in self-driving mode presents a dilemma: How aggressively to embrace the potentially life-saving technology after a fatal crash. The driver's history of speeding further complicates the question. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the design and performance of the Tesla Model S vehicle's “Autopilot” system after announcing the death of a driver on Thursday. The system was engaged at the time of the crash, but that is only part of the story. The driver, Joshua D. Brown, a 40-year-old technology company owner from Canton, Ohio, was so enamored of his sedan that he nicknamed it “Tessy” and praised the Autopilot's safety benefits. Brown published videos on YouTube of himself behind the wheel with the system active.

Read the full article on Nola.com HERE: http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/07/driver_killed_in_self-driv...

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James B. Guest, Esq

James B. Guest founded his law firm in 1984, and has served the Greater New Orleans area and the surrounding parishes for more than 40 years. Mr. Guest handles civil trials in state and federal courts. His practice concentrates mostly on automobile accidents and personal injury cases. Mr. Guest ...

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