Who’s to Blame When a Self-Driving Car Kills Someone? w/ Lauren Smiley

Who’s to Blame When a Self-Driving Car Kills Someone? w/ Lauren Smiley

Paris Marx is joined by Lauren Smiley to discuss what we’ve learned about the Uber crash since in happened in March 2018, what that’s meant for the vehicle operator who’s been charged, and whether the justice system made the right call in blaming her instead of Uber.Lauren Smiley is a WIRED contributor and freelance journalist based in San Francisco. Follow Laren on Twitter at @laurensmiley.🎉 This month is the show’s second birthday. To celebrate, we want to get 100 new supporters at $5/month or above to bring on a producer to help make the show. Help us hit our goal by joining on Patreon. You can also follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode: Lauren interviewed Rafaela Vasquez and dug into the substance of the past four years of information on the Uber crash for WIRED. Last summer, Vasquez’ legal team argued the grand jury hadn’t heard to full version of events before indicting her. In 2019, the NTSB’s final report placed primary blame on the operator, but secondary blame on Uber, the pedestrian, and the state. In 2015, Lauren wrote about the “shut-in economy” and social divides being entrenched by on-demand services. Support the show

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Paris Marx is joined by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear to discuss the many ways cars have negatively affected society, how tech companies seek to entrench those problems, and what can really be done t...

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We Need to Cut Our Dependence on US Tech. Here’s How to Start.

Paris Marx celebrates the 300th episode of Tech Won’t Save Us by sharing his reasons to push for digital sovereignty and get off US tech. On top of explaining how that dependence gives the US governme...

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Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss the proliferation of delivery bots and robotaxis and how they recycle disproven claims about how technology will improve transportation. Joanne McNeil...

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