Self-driving cars may ‘struggle to recognise dark-skinned faces’

Self-driving vehicles may be inherently racist because they’re unable to detect dark-skinned faces in the dark, experts have warned. The Law Commission says racial bias ‘has crept into the design of vehicles and automated systems’, which could have disastrous consequences.  Autonomous vehicles are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that’s trained to detect pedestrians in order to … Read more