Biden’s $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Hastens Beacons For Bicyclists And Pedestrians Enabling Detection By Connected Cars
www.forbes.com
Beaconization—or equipping bicycles and pedestrians with transponder beacons that can be spotted automatically by sensor-equipped cars—has been given the official seal of approval in the U.S. after the House of Representatives passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on November 5.

literally hellworld.

In the future bicyclists who get killed by cars won’t get the “didn’t even wear a helmet” treatment but it will be “didn’t even care for their life because they weren’t wearing the tesla collar beacon”. For pedestrians as well…

Beaconization—or equipping bicycles and pedestrians with transponder beacons that can be spotted automatically by sensor-equipped cars—has been given the official seal of approval in the U.S. […]

  • AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    Self driving cars: Supposedly orders of magnitudes smarter than human drivers.

    Also self driving cars: Can’t see a person on a bike without outside help.