2 posts tagged ‘Public safety’
Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California
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When John Mills got caught in the path of California's Wallbridge Fire in 2020, the off-the-grid tech entrepreneur realized the chaos of trying to gather critical wildfire information could be deadly. His solution? Watch Duty — a free app to stay ahead of advancing flames. — Read the rest The post Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California appeared first on Boing Boing.
No one has any idea how often Cruise driverless vehicles have hit pedestrians
The notoriety of General Motors' Cruise programming failures became more widespread after an incident in October. In this incident, a pedestrian was hit by a driver, thrown into another lane, and then hit a second time by the self-driving vehicle. The vehicle dragged her twenty feet and eventually came to a stop on top of her. — Read the rest