Setting performance standards and evaluating AV safety

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This chapter discusses the challenges of setting performance standards for autonomous vehicles (AVs) and the need for progress towards a better performance level. The speaker also highlights the response from a company called Cruz regarding a recent incident involving their AV and mentions two recent crashes caused by different factors.

The long-simmering culture war between the high tech sector and the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area erupted around the issue of AVs in recent weeks, as the CPUC voted to expand robotaxi operations in the city. The gang gathers this week to discuss the public outcry, the CPUC hearing, the subsequent crashes and other issues, and where it all fits into the AV sector's big picture.