In November of 2023, Maine residents were asked to cast their votes on a ballot measure that read as follows: “Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to standardize on-board diagnostic systems and provide remote access to those systems and mechanical data to owners and independent repair facilities?” This question means that automakers must make …
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Automation: The Time to Worry is Now
In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “The Ultimate Computer,” Captain Kirk is faced with losing his job. Yet it is not because he has cause an international diplomacy disaster or made some other critical error while in command. Instead, the M-5 multitronic system, a computer program that can run a starship without any …
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