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Drivers Installing DIY Self-Driving Mods on Their Cars

Original: We Are Alarmed to Learn That People Are Installing DIY Self-Driving "Mods" on Their Cars

Futurism reports that some drivers are fitting do-it-yourself self-driving modifications to their everyday cars, bypassing official autonomous systems altogether. The practice raises safety concerns, as homemade autonomy kits lack the testing, safeguards and regulatory oversight of commercial driver-assistance technology. Commentators are alarmed that untrained owners could put partially automated vehicles on public roads with no certification or accountability.

Why now: Reports of unregulated DIY autonomous driving kits circulating among car owners have sparked safety concerns.

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