190: The Science of Self Driving Cars

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🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Self driving cars are hitting our roads so it seems like a good time to find out how they work (and how they don't). This week we're covering the science of autonomous vehicles, the ethics that guide them, and how capitalism (and Elon Musk) could be making them worse than they need to be...

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References & Further Reading
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07135-0
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352146520300995
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https://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/trends-innovations/driverless-car.htm
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07135-0
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/25/tesla-elon-musk-demo/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7bzxm/lets-go-hit-this-kid-tesla-stans-find-actual-child-to-try-and-prove-teslas-dont-run-over-kids
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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.
0:13.6	I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Luke Cutforth.
0:16.9	Hello.
0:30.6	This week we're talking about autonomous automobiles. Oh, self-driving cars.
0:32.1	Self-driving cars.
0:33.6	But first, we have a little Spotify update.
0:36.5	So, on Spotify right now, right this very second, at time of recording, we have 42,579 followers.
0:44.3	42,500.
0:46.3	We have 42,500.
0:48.3	I think we can get that to 45,000.
0:50.3	I think we can get it to 55,000.
0:52.3	Yeah, but by next, by next time.
0:53.3	I think we can get it to 100,000. Okay, but by next... By next time. I think we can get it to 100,000.
0:55.0	Okay.
0:56.0	If we get it to 100,000 by next time, Luke will...
0:59.0	Um, chop off my own head.
1:02.0	It's not an incentive.
1:04.0	Anyway, I also have a...
1:05.0	For some, but I can.
1:29.0	Okay, so let's get into this.
1:30.6	So, the automotive industry, that accounts for 14% of total production and capital investment in Europe.
1:35.9	So cars are a big deal, pretty obviously.
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