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Tesla to Pay $243M After Jury Finds It Partly Liable for Fatal Autopilot Crash

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-07 06:03:00

Table of Contents Tesla to Pay $243M After Jury Finds It Partly Liable for Fatal Autopilot Crash A federal jury in Florida has found Tesla to be partly liable for a fatal car crash that occurred in 2019 involving its self-driving feature Autopilot. Elon Musk's electric vehicle company must now pay $243 million in damages as a result of the judgment, multiple reports Friday said. Prosecutors filed charges back in 2022 alleging that the driver didn't brake in time when approaching a T-intersecti

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M in damages

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-07 06:24:42

A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury assessed punitive damages only against Tesla, CNBC reported. The punitive fines coupled with a compensatory damages puts the total payments to around $242.5 million. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestr

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Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-12-08 03:41:28

A Miami jury found Tesla partially liable Friday in a 2019 crash that killed one person and injured another—all while the driver of the Model S used the automaker’s Autopilot driver assistance feature. The jury found Tesla liable for $200 million in punitive damages, plus an additional $43 million in compensatory damages. (Because of state laws, the company will likely end up paying less.) A jury found the automaker one-third responsible for the crash; it found the driver of the Tesla, who sett

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Tesla loses Autopilot wrongful death case in $329 million verdict

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-08 08:40:49

Tesla was found partially liable in a wrongful death lawsuit in a federal court in Miami today. It's the first time that a jury has found against the car company in a wrongful death case involving its Autopilot driver assistance system—previous cases have been dismissed or settled. In 2019, George McGee was operating his Tesla Model S using Autopilot when he ran past a stop sign and through an intersection at 62 mph then struck a pair of people stargazing by the side of the road. Naibel Benavid

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $329M in damages

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-08 06:24:42

A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $329 million in punitive and compensatory damages. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestrian. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-third to Tesla. (

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M punitive damages

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-08 12:24:42

A jury in federal court in Miami has found Tesla partly to blame for a fatal 2019 crash that involved the use of the company’s Autopilot driver assistance system. The jury awarded the plaintiffs $200 million in punitive damages, along with compensatory damages. Neither the driver of the car nor the Autopilot system braked in time to avoid going through an intersection, where the car struck an SUV and killed a pedestrian. The jury assigned the driver two-thirds of the blame, and attributed one-t

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Nvidia announces end of GPU driver updates for GeForce 10-series, Windows 10

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-12 03:34:02

If you last updated your gaming PC in late 2016, Nvidia has two pieces of bad news to share with you today. First, it will no longer support the Maxwell, Pascal, or Volta GPU architectures with new Game Ready graphics driver updates after October 2025. That means GeForce GPUs from the GTX 900 and 10-series, including aging but enduringly popular cards like the GeForce GTX 1060, will no longer get optimized driver releases for new games starting this fall. Second, Nvidia says it will wind down a

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Aurora’s autonomous trucks are now driving at night. Its next big challenge is rain.

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-12-13 03:48:10

Over the next year, Aurora Innovation CEO Chris Urmson wants to “unlock” the Sunbelt of the United States, a southern route where its self-driving trucks will carry goods for companies like Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines. Aurora, which launched its driverless commercial self-driving truck service this spring, has already made some progress towards that goal. The company reported Wednesday in its second-quarter letter to shareholders that it now has three self-driving trucks operating c

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Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-12-21 03:41:43

Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, after an initial rollout began last month in Austin, Texas. The company plans to send invites to Tesla owners to test the service, according to the report. Depending on how and if Tesla proceeds, its actions could violate state regulations — and even if there’s a human safety driver sitting behind the wheel while its vehicles operate autonomously. Two sta

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Tesla Readies a Taxi Service in San Francisco—but Not With Robotaxis

wired.com Aarian Marshall 2025-12-21 12:26:14

Tesla has publicly staked its future on its robotaxis. Now the company is planning to launch a public car service in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tesla is calling it a “robotaxi” service, but legally, this one will have to use cars with human drivers. The plan appears to put the electric carmaker in murky legal waters in a US state with the country's most tightly regulated autonomous vehicle industry—and where Tesla is already being sued for misleading language around its driver assistance tech.

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New Jersey is the latest state to embrace digital IDs

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 22:04:08

New Jersey citizens will now be able to flash their driver's license from their smartphones after Governor Phil Murphy signed a digital ID measure into law, joining the ranks of over a dozen other states to do so. The law also allows for digital non‑driver identification cards for those without driver's licenses. The bill also enshrines privacy and security protocols for those using the digital IDs, including safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to the underlying data. It outlines protecti

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Lyft Now Lets You Favorite and Block Drivers. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 10:20:00

Lyft has a new feature that can help take the awkwardness out of riding with strangers. On Thursday, the ride-sharing company announced that you'll be able to favorite or block a driver in the app after a ride. It's good news if you enjoyed your ride and wouldn't mind having that driver give you a ride again. And, if you're like me, it gives you a chance to be more comfortable with who you're riding with from the airport or dinner. Here's how it works and what drivers can also expect to see on

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Lyft Finally Lets You Favorite and Block Drivers. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 16:20:40

Lyft has a new feature that can help take the awkwardness out of riding with strangers. On Thursday, the ride-sharing company announced that you'll be able to favorite or block a driver in the app after a ride. It's good news if you enjoyed your ride and wouldn't mind having that driver give you a ride again. And, if you're like me, it gives you a chance to be more comfortable with who you're riding with from the airport or dinner. Here's how it works and what drivers can also expect to see on

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Uber Is Finally Making It Easier for Riders to Avoid Male Drivers

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-12-25 12:15:45

For women in the U.S., getting a ride with a woman driver on Uber is about to get easier. On Wednesday, Uber announced that it’s rolling out new features that will give women riders the option to request women drivers and vice versa. “Across the US, women riders and drivers have told us they want the option to be matched with other women on trips,” said Uber vice president of U.S. and Canada operations Camiel Irving in a press release. “We’ve heard them — and now we’re introducing new ways to

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Uber finally launches feature to prioritize women's safety

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-12-27 12:43:09

Uber is giving women more control over their next ride. The ride-share app launched Women Preferences on Wednesday, which allows women to be matched with women drivers for further safety and security. The change has been widely requested among women riders and drivers, according to Uber's press release. Also: The best Apple Watch: Here's the best smartwatch for you The new feature will launch in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit in the next few weeks. Women Drivers will be among the op

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Uber will help pair women riders and drivers in the US

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-28 03:30:22

Uber has announced that Women Preferences, a feature which will allow women riders to be matched exclusively with women drivers and vice versa, is being tested in the US. This feature was first launched in Saudi Arabia in 2019 . Competitor Lyft has also operated its Women+ Connect program since 2023 . In the next few weeks, Women Preferences pilots will begin in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit. Once live, women riders will see an option called Women Drivers when requesting a trip on dema

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My favorite accessory kit for tinkerers has 180 modifications - and an unbeatable price tag

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-28 03:05:00

Jakemy Smart 3 Kit ZDNET's key takeaways This high-quality screwdriver kit has everything for both the budding enthusiast and professional repairer. This 180-piece kit has 160 quality screwdriver bits and a range of other useful tools, such as plastic prybars, a suction cup, and tweezers. There's no LED light on the front of the screwdriver, so working in dark, cramped spaces can be tricky. $69.99 at Amazon I often get asked about tools, and I genuinely enjoy these conversations because I'm a

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Reversing a Fingerprint Reader Protocol (2021)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-23 21:02:37

TLDR: The sensor uses TLS-PSK over USB. We overwrite the PSK and are able to read images. Scan of not-my-finger. I recently got a new Laptop ( Lenovo Ideapad 5 - 15are05 ). Linux compatibility is quite good, as documented in the Arch Wiki. One part that is not working is the fingerprint reader. In this blog post I describe my approach to reverse engineering the fingerprint reader's windows driver and USB protocol. This results in a python script, capable of streaming images from the sensor at

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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men

news.ycombinator.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-28 12:30:41

Uber announced a new feature Wednesday that pairs women drivers and riders, in its latest move to address safety on the ride-hailing platform. The new tool, which the platform will begin piloting next month in the U.S., allows women passengers to match with women drivers when booking or pre-booking rides, and create a preference in their app settings. Women drivers can also choose to drive women. "It's about giving women more choice, more control, and more comfort when they ride and drive," Ca

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Uber will let women drivers and riders request to avoid being paired with men starting next month

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-12-28 17:01:57

Uber announced a new feature Wednesday that pairs women drivers and riders, in its latest move to address safety on the ride-hailing platform. The new tool, which the platform will begin piloting next month in the U.S., allows women passengers to match with women drivers when booking or pre-booking rides, and create a preference in their app settings. Women drivers can also choose to drive women. "It's about giving women more choice, more control, and more comfort when they ride and drive," sa

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Uber’s making it easier for women riders and drivers to find each other

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-28 17:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Most Uber trips end without incident, but for many women, the threat of sexual harassment and assault looms large. According to Uber’s own data, thousands of women have been victims of sexual violence in an Uber vehicle over the years. Today, Uber is taking a step to mitigate that risk by making it easier for women to reque

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Uber is finally letting women riders in the US match with women drivers

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-12-28 17:00:00

Six years ago, Uber launched a feature in Saudi Arabia that let women drivers on its ride-hailing app ask to be connected to female riders. Since then, the “women preferences” feature has rolled out to 40 countries, from Argentina and Brazil to Canada, India and Mexico. In a few weeks, this feature will finally make its way to the United States, the company said on Wednesday. Uber plans to pilot the feature in Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Women will be able to set a preference for a

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NonRAID – fork of unRAID array kernel module

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-30 03:16:18

NonRAID - unRAID storage array compatible kernel driver NonRAID is an fork of the unRAID system's open-source md_unraid kernel driver for supported kernels, but targeting primarily Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, enabling UnRAID-style storage arrays with parity protection outside of the commercial UnRAID system. Unlike in UnRAID, where the driver replaces kernels standard md driver, the NonRAID driver has been separated into it's own kernel module ( md_nonraid ). This allows it to be easily added as a DKMS

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Honda and Acura EV owners gain access to Tesla Supercharger network

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-30 12:06:55

This currently includes just two vehicle models but lays the groundwork for future growth. Honda and Acura EV owners can now take advantage of the sprawling Tesla Supercharger network with the release of the first Honda-approved NACS -CCS DC fast-charging adapter. This means that Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX owners can join the growing ranks of non-Tesla EVs that you might see filling up at any one of the more than 23,500 selected Tesla Superchargers. "Combined with other growing charging netw

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California DMV Seeking 30-Day Tesla Sale Suspension for Unrealistic 'Autopilot,' 'Full Self-Driving' Claims

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 11:23:00

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has brought suit against electric car manufacturer Tesla, alleging false advertising and misleading customers with its "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" features. The DMV is angling for a 30-day suspension of the automaker's license to sell EVs in California for at least 30 days while the courts hash out whether fines or retribution should come next. Tesla is, of course, looking to fight the allegations. What does this mean for you? If the CA DMV's

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The special hell of Bolt, Europe's Uber clone

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 22:23:40

I was in Latvia a few weeks ago. Riga’s one of the Europeans cities without a good transit link from the airport into city. Snooping around online, I found that the recommended way to get a ride was the use of an app called Bolt, a European clone of Uber. I realize now that I didn’t actually check that Uber wasn’t available in Latvia, but I’m not against experimenting with a new app here and there. I used it twice to get to and from the city center, and it worked perfectly. Neither of my driver

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Blender 4.5 LTS Released

news.ycombinator.com Blender Foundation 2026-01-13 11:06:44

The final frontier. After years of work, support for the popular backend in Blender is now on par with OpenGL. It’s not enabled by default yet; make it so in the Preferences. Make sure to keep your drivers up to date! Blender works closely with hardware manufacturers to ensure Vulkan performs as good as possible. See the supported platforms and drivers, and the current limitations.

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China's Baidu to bring its driverless cars to Uber globally

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2026-01-14 08:37:39

A passenger walks near Uber signage after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on July 10, 2022. Baidu has struck a partnership with Uber to deploy its autonomous cars on the ride-hailing giant's platform outside the U.S. and mainland China. The first deployments are expected to happen in Asia and the Middle East later this year. The two companies said the multi-year partnership will see "thousands" of Baidu's Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on Uber globally.

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Tesla’s Autopilot is under scrutiny in a rare jury trial

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-01-15 22:08:04

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Tesla is on trial in Miami today in a case that accuses Elon Musk’s company of liability in a fatal crash involving Autopilot. The driver-assist system has come under scrutiny in the past for a number of fatal incidents, but Tesla has only rarely faced a jury trial over the question of whether Autopilot was at fault for som

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This accessory kit was made for tinkerers and has 180 modifications

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2026-01-16 02:35:00

ZDNET's key takeaways This high-quality screwdriver kit has everything for both the budding enthusiast and professional repairer. This 180-piece kit has 160 quality screwdriver bits and a range of other useful tools, such as plastic prybars, a suction cup, and tweezers. There's no LED light on the front of the screwdriver, so working in dark, cramped spaces can be tricky. $69.99 at Amazon I often get asked about tools, and I genuinely enjoy these conversations because I'm a tool enthusiast. O

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Tesla to Pay $243M After Jury Finds It Partly Liable for Fatal Autopilot Crash

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Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

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Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $329M in damages

Tesla partly liable in Florida Autopilot trial, jury awards $200M punitive damages

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Uber finally launches feature to prioritize women's safety

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Reversing a Fingerprint Reader Protocol (2021)

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The special hell of Bolt, Europe's Uber clone

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China's Baidu to bring its driverless cars to Uber globally

Tesla’s Autopilot is under scrutiny in a rare jury trial

This accessory kit was made for tinkerers and has 180 modifications

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