Tag: Verification-related blogs

Misc. stuff: ASAM, DeepMind, Tesla and more

May 4, 2019

Summary: This is another one of those “misc. stuff” posts, with no unifying theme other than “Interesting inputs regarding Autonomous Vehicles verification”. It will discuss: What I learned regarding the ASAM OSC standardization effort, DeepMind’s “Rigorous Agent Evaluation” paper, Tesla’s “400,0000-car regression farm” idea, some good papers by Philip Koopman, and the upcoming Stuttgart symposium. … More Misc. stuff: ASAM, DeepMind, Tesla and more

Verification implications of the new US AV policy

September 21, 2016

Summary: This post will take an initial look at the US Autonomous Vehicles policy announcement, and claim it is a big deal. It will then examine the verification implications, and claim they are mainly positive. Yesterday, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) came out with an announcement … More Verification implications of the new US AV policy

The Tesla crash, Tsunamis and spec errors

July 5, 2016

Summary: This post talks about some implications of the Tesla autopilot crash, claims that some autonomous vehicle fatalities are unavoidable, and suggests some ways to minimize them. By now you have probably heard about the Tesla fatal autopilot accident, causing the tragic death of a Tesla enthusiast. There is a lot of discussion about what … More The Tesla crash, Tsunamis and spec errors