Early evidence suggests this was not an ordinary rain-driven flash flood. So what caused it?
- Lecturer in Disaster Resilience Infrastructure, RMIT University
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Cars that mostly drive themselves – but where a human is required to continuously supervise – fall between the cracks of existing law.
Features like lane-keeping assistance and emergency braking stop crashes – but drivers often find them annoying or confusing.
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