Driverless cars are becoming jerks — and they’re safer because of it

Driverless cars are becoming jerks — and they’re safer because of it

AI-powered AVs are increasingly honking, taking sharper turns, rolling through stop signs, or edging into crosswalks — mimicking human behavior that ironically could make them safer vehicles. The vehicles use AI to observe and shadow human behavior as they traverse millions of miles of roadways. Tesla’s Shadow Mode, for example, quietly monitors human driving, comparing it to the system’s own choices to improve autonomous performance over time, …