Comma’s hands-off driving technology under investigation after two fatal crashes
An investigation is examining two fatal crashes involving vehicles in which Comma’s hands-off driving technology may have been in use. The available report says at least some of the crashes appear to have involved drivers using “forked” versions of Comma’s software, but it provides no further details about the crashes or the investigation’s scope.
An investigation is examining two fatal crashes associated with Comma’s hands-off driving technology, according to Technorunch.
The report says that at least some of the crashes appear to have involved drivers using “forked” versions of Comma’s software. It does not provide further details about the crashes, the investigation, or whether the software contributed to either fatality.
THE QUESTIONS THIS EVENT LEAVES BEHIND
What conditions were present during each crash?
How did the software versions used in the vehicles differ from Comma’s standard software?
What oversight or safeguards applied to the drivers’ use of the technology?
What evidence will investigators use to assess the software’s role in the crashes?
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