NHTSA disputes Tesla safety claim, says it ‘did not assess’ Autopilot

WASHINGTON — A U.S. traffic safety regulator on Wednesday contradicted Tesla’s claim that the agency had found that its Autopilot technology significantly reduced crashes, saying that regulators “did not assess” the system’s effectiveness in a 2017 report. Autopilot, a form of advanced cruise control, handles some driving tasks yet warns those behind the wheel they […]

'Very damaging' or inevitable? Lawyers assess US proposal to rummage through visitors' social media

The proposal for visa applicants to surrender 5 years of their social-media history will have a “huge impact” on travel to the US and could be “very damaging” for those seeking to come to America, an immigration attorney told RT. While diplomats and travelers facing medical emergencies are expected to be exempt from the new […]

Experts will use 3D imaging technology to assess art damage

Preserving and restoring art is a very tricky business. Trying to maintain the balance between original work and repairing damage is difficult and oftentimes methods aren’t always agreed upon by members of the art community. This has been seen over and over again with works like Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper and Michelangelo’s Sistine […]

Israeli lawmakers want to ‘meticulously assess’ further F-35 purchases

Any future purchases of F-35 fighter jets must be “meticulously” reviewed and alternatives considered in terms of its contribution to the national defense policy of Israel, a Knesset committee has said in a report on the implementation of the Gideon plan. In 2015, Tel Aviv introduced the so-called Gideon Doctrine which sets out a series […]

True price of an Uber ride in question as investors assess firm's value

What is the true cost of an Uber ride? That simple question is often lost among the many controversies facing the ride-services company as it tries to hire a new chief executive and resolve a bitter dispute with the old one, Travis Kalanick. But it may be the most important question of all when it […]

How AI is changing the way we assess vehicle repair

GUEST: The insurance industry is one that is just beginning to tap into the potential of artificial intelligence. If you’ve been monitoring the ImageNet challenge over the years, you know that AI’s image classification surpassed human accuracy about 18 months ago, indicating the technology is reaching a stable and mature state. Once a technology is […]