Your Tesla could explain why it crashed. But good luck getting its Autopilot data

LOSA ANGELES TIMES

But the black box — a common feature in cars since the early 2000s — doesn’t record Autopilot data. Autopilot information is captured and stored separately, often sent over the airwaves to Tesla’s remote cloud computer repository. read more »

Self-driving vehicle makers say California is looking at the wrong data to measure their progress

SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL

The California Department of Motor Vehicles began releasing disengagement reports five years ago on an annual basis. The state mandates that all companies conducting tests of autonomous vehicles on public roads submit reports on disengagements and their causes each year, “written in plain language,” read more »