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Crash survivors and researchers urge stricter AV data rules and limits on risky deployments
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Victims, safety researchers and advocacy groups told the California Senate Transportation Committee that autonomous vehicles and driver-assist systems have unresolved safety gaps, cited litigation and data-access problems, and urged mandatory preservation and third‑party validation of vehicle sensor and video data.
Survivors, safety researchers and public‑interest advocates urged the California State Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday to require stronger transparency and operational limits for autonomous vehicles (AVs).
Dylan Angulo, who said his partner Nybelle Benavides Leon died in a 2019 crash involving a Tesla operating with Autopilot engaged, told senators: "Please require preservation and disclosure of vehicle data after serious collisions." Angulo described months of litigation and difficulty obtaining the car’s augmented video and crash data and said that access to those recordings was decisive in proving the vehicle’s role in the crash.
Robert O'Dowd of the Dawn Project urged the committee to close legal gaps he said allow companies to deploy AI driving systems "with little to no oversight." He…
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