Episode 92 - Political Game Theory and Self Driving Drama
This news update covers Ranked Choice Voting in New York City, Twitter’s decision to ban political advertising as we enter the 2020 political campaign season, and Waymo and Uber fighting it out for dominance in the self driving car market.
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Relevant Links
New York Times: Ranked Choice Voting in New York City
New York Times: Twitter Bans Political Advertising
Vijata Gadde: Definition of Political Advertising on Twitter
Jack Dorsey: Megathread on Reasons Why
Waymo taking self driving cars up a notch by removing driver-seat safety drivers
Wozniak: I’ve given up on Level 5 (Max points out level 4 is still self-driving cars)
Engadget: Uber may get in more trouble for using Waymo’s Technology
Wired: Uber’s tech didn’t recognize people outside crosswalks
Uber had 37 crashes before the fatal crash
Oversight Board
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Related Episodes
Episode 59 with our discussion of Jack Dorsey on Rogan (and Twitter in General)
Episode 48 on Social Choice Theory and Voting Methods
Episode 43 with our Last Update on Self Driving Cars
Episode 29 with Assemblyman Clyde Vanel
Episode 25 on Twitter’s Previous Purge
