<story><title>California halts Pony.ai&apos;s driverless testing permit after accident</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/ponyai-autonomous-test-idCNL4N2SY4KG</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Jensson</author><text>&amp;gt; On Oct. 28, a Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode hit a road center divider and a traffic sign in Fremont after turning right&lt;p&gt;This is really bad, if their software can&amp;#x27;t even avoid hitting a stationary object then it isn&amp;#x27;t ready to test on public roads.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>randmeerkat</author><text>&amp;gt; This is really bad, if their software can&amp;#x27;t even avoid hitting a stationary object then it isn&amp;#x27;t ready to test on public roads.&lt;p&gt;Almost as bad as a Tesla crashing into a stopped fire truck. Why is Tesla “autopilot” still allowed on Californian roads?&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.wired.com&amp;#x2F;story&amp;#x2F;tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.wired.com&amp;#x2F;story&amp;#x2F;tesla-autopilot-why-crash-radar&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>California halts Pony.ai&apos;s driverless testing permit after accident</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/ponyai-autonomous-test-idCNL4N2SY4KG</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Jensson</author><text>&amp;gt; On Oct. 28, a Pony.ai vehicle operating in autonomous mode hit a road center divider and a traffic sign in Fremont after turning right&lt;p&gt;This is really bad, if their software can&amp;#x27;t even avoid hitting a stationary object then it isn&amp;#x27;t ready to test on public roads.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>TaylorAlexander</author><text>I interviewed at a self driving car startup in 2016 that was testing their early prototypes on public roads! They were also using their investor money to rent out some ten million dollar home in the Silicon Valley hills as their office. Big red flags all around. I declined their request for a second round interview.</text></comment>