I've testified, written and spoken out about the need to regulate and certify self-driving cars to ensure that autonomous vehicles are safe and make ethical decisions. I have also informally consulted with a police agency on autonomous vehicle issues.
Articles / Other Writings
Public comment re proposed California regulations (April 24, 2017) (re safety issues)
Self-Driving Cars: the First Potentially Deadly Robots?, Fortune.com (February 25, 2015) (co-authored) (re ethical issues)
How Do We Know Driverless Cars Are Safe? Google Says 'Trust Us', Huffington Post (July 1, 2014) (re safety certification)
2030 May Be The Year They'll Take Your Driver's License Away, Huffington Post (June 18, 2014) (re the future of driving)
Media Appearances
NBC News online (January 21, 2022) (Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in Autopilot crash)
San Francisco Chronicle (December 8, 2017) (remote operators)
Daily News / Pasadena Star-News (October 20, 2017) (consumer acceptance)
KCBS TV ch. 2 (May 1, 2017) (safety issues)
CBS Evening News (December 21, 2016) (Uber dispute with Cal. DMV and AG over driverless cars)
PC Magazine (September 23, 2016) (new federal policy on driverless cars / autonomous vehicles)
Bloomberg (September 20, 2016) (same)
USC Annenberg Radio (September 20, 2016) (same)
CNN.com (June 23, 2016) (re Science article discussing ethical issues re autonomous vehicles)
Communications of the ACM (August 2015) and related letter to the editor (January 2016) (ethical issues)
Wall Street Journal (paywall) (March 18, 2015) (safety certification)
Huffington Post Live (September 9, 2014) (safety certification)
KNX Radio (June 24, 2014) (the future of driving)
California DMV Testimony - LA (February 2, 2016)
Although many of the thumbnails are repeated below, each video clip is a different segment of testimony regarding the need for third-party safety certification before autonomous vehicles are deployed on public roads.
