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San Francisco to DMV: how should cops deal with self-driving cars that park wrong?

SF MTA, Tesla, Uber, Waymo and more file public comments to California DMV.

At a recent public comment hearing before the California Department of Motor Vehicles, numerous car manufacturers and tech firms urged the state to ease proposed regulations for the testing of autonomous vehicles, or AVs. Some even went as far as to suggest that such rule-making be left solely the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

However, some safety and consumer groups, as well as city governments, pushed for a more cautious and local approach. The dozens of filings to the DMV, made as part of the public comment period, were only made available on Friday.

One of the more interesting proposals came from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which oversees the city's public transit infrastructure. In its nine-page letter, the MTA noted that autonomous vehicles must be able to navigate "pedestrians, buses, cable cars, bicyclists, and trucks" and that there be "maximum transparency" with private companies who wish to deploy autonomous cars. To that end, the San Francisco wants local police to be able to access, without a warrant, "the autonomous technology data and/or video recordings... immediately... in the event of a collision."

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Lufthansa und Austrian: Internetzugang kostet zwischen 3 und 12 Euro je Kurzstrecke

Die Lufthansa wie auch die Tochter Austrian Airlines bieten ab sofort drei unterschiedliche Internetpakete auf der Kurz- und Mittelstrecke an. Das soll von einfachem Messaging bis hin zu Videostreaming reichen. Bisher wurde allerdings nur ein Teil der Flotte umgerüstet. (Internet im Flugzeug, WLAN)

‘First Pirated Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disk’ Appears Online. AACS 2.0 Cracked?

A few hours ago a pirated copy of the “Smurfs 2” UHD Blu-Ray Disc appeared on the well known private torrent tracker UltraHDclub. The release suggests that the AACS 2.0 encryption technology used to protect these discs may have been circumvented for the first time. However, without further details, it’s probably wise not to jump to conclusions too quickly.

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While there is no shortage of pirated films on the Internet, Ultra-high-definition content is often hard to find.

Not only are the file sizes enormous, but the protection is better than that deployed to regular content. UHD Blu-Ray Discs, for example, are protected with AACS 2.0 encryption which was long believed to unbreakable.

A few hours ago, however, this claim was put in doubt. Out of nowhere, a cracked copy of a UHD Blu-Ray Disc surfaced on the HD-focused BitTorrent tracker UltraHDclub.

The torrent in question is a copy of the Smurfs 2 film and is tagged “The Smurfs 2 (2013) 2160p UHD Blu-ray HEVC Atmos 7.1-THRONE.” This suggests that AACS 2.0 may have been “cracked” although there are no further technical details provided at this point.

UltraHDclub is proud of the release, though, and boasts of having the “First Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc in the NET!”

Those who want to get their hands on a copy of the file have to be patient though. Provided that they have access to the private tracker, it will take a while to download the entire 53.30 GB disk.

At the time of writing, there are still very few seeders available, which means that progress is slow.

TorrentFreak reached out to both the uploader of the torrent and an admin at the site hoping to find out more, but thus far we have yet to hear back. From the details provided, the copy appears to be the real deal although not everyone agrees.

TorrentFreak spoke to an expert at a well-known torrent distribution group who reviewed the media information and compared it to the retail UHD Blu-Ray Disc.

While the audio seems to match, the Maximum Content Light Level and Maximum Frame-Average Light Level listed in the media info appear to be different, and the colors in the screenshots are off too. This means that it’s warranted to remain reserved when it comes to definitive “cracked” claims at this time.

The potential ‘breakthrough’ release hasn’t gone unnoticed though, and in various discussion forums people are suggesting that AACS 2.0 must have been broken. Hundreds of downloaders have jumped on the release too, congratulating the uploader.

“Great job! Congratulations to the person/team who achieved this awesome milestone. I’ve got nothing but love for you!” one downloader writes.

“This is history in the making and I`m proud and glad to be able to participate and experience it first hand. This is so freakin amazing and it feels sort of unreal but yet it isn`t which is the best part,” another one notes.

If the encryption has indeed been broken it will be bad news for AACS, the decryption licensing outfit that controls it. The company, founded by a group of movie studios and technology partners including Warner Bros, Disney, Microsoft and Intel, has put a lot of effort into making the technology secure.

If more information becomes available, we will update the article accordingly.

Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

Jelly: Smartphone mit Nougat und 2,45-Zoll-Display ist finanziert

Auf Kickstarter sucht ein chinesisches Unternehmen nach Unterstützern für sein Smartphone namens Jelly. Das Gerät dürfte all diejenigen interessieren, die auf der Suche nach einem kleinen, aktuellen LTE-Smartphone sind – das Display ist nur 2,45 Zoll groß, als Betriebssystem kommt Android 7 zum Einsatz. (Kickstarter, Smartphone)

Auf Kickstarter sucht ein chinesisches Unternehmen nach Unterstützern für sein Smartphone namens Jelly. Das Gerät dürfte all diejenigen interessieren, die auf der Suche nach einem kleinen, aktuellen LTE-Smartphone sind - das Display ist nur 2,45 Zoll groß, als Betriebssystem kommt Android 7 zum Einsatz. (Kickstarter, Smartphone)

DC P4600 & DC P4500: Intel bringt neue Server-SSDs mit TLC-Flash

Die für Datacenter gedachte DC P4600 und die DC P4500 von Intel basieren auf Flash-Speicher mit 3 Bit pro Zelle. Die P4000-Generation ist die erste große Aktualisierung seit drei Jahren, was auch neue SSD-Controller bedeutet. (Solid State Drive, Intel)

Peugeot 3008: Peugeot testet autonome Autos in Singapur

Mehr autonome Taxis für Singapur: Peugeot will mehrere SUVs zum autonomen Fahren ausrüsten. Die Autos sollen in einem Taxi-Pilotprojekt des US-Unternehmens Nutonomy eingesetzt werden. (Autonomes Fahren, Auto)

Android-Verbreitung: Erwarteter Zuwachs für Nougat und Gingerbread-Überraschung

Erneut erhöht sich der Anteil an Android-Geräten mit Nougat. Googles aktuelle Zahlen bergen aber eine kleine Überraschung für die sieben Jahre alte Gingerbread-Version, die leicht zulegt. (Android, Google)

Geschichte des Quantencomputings: Das ganze Universum ist ein Quantencomputer

Das Rechnen mit Quantenzuständen sollte zuerst ein Problem der Physiker lösen: die seltsame Welt der Quanten zu simulieren. Und vielleicht ist es auch nur dafür sinnvoll. Ein Bericht von Matthias Matting (Quantenkonferenz, IBM)

Windows 10 S: Nutzer können Edge und Bing nicht abwählen

Das neu vorgestellte Windows 10 S hat weitere Einschränkungen im Vergleich zu einer normalen Windows-10-Version. Anwender können weder den Standardbrowser noch die für Anfragen verwendete Suchmaschine ändern. Voreingestellt ist Microsofts Browser Edge sowie die hauseigene Suchmaschine Bing. (Windows 10, Microsoft)

Decrypted: American Gods: New series is as good as the book

On our TV podcast, we talk about the premiere episode of the long-awaited fantasy series.

Welcome back to Ars Technica's podcast Decrypted, which is all about the TV we love to analyze. Right now, we're watching American Gods, a new Starz series created by Bryan Fuller (Hannibal, Pushing Daisies) and based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman. The first episode aired Sunday night, and, in our first episode, your host Annalee Newitz (that's me) talks to Ars staffer Sam Machkovech about whether the show is really about religion or just the experience of immigrating to America. Plus, we compare the book and the series.

I've just finished reading the author's preferred version of American Gods (which is about 14,000 words longer than the one originally published in 2001), and Sam read the book when it came out (though he went back to it to refresh his memory before the podcast). We talk about how Fuller translates Gaiman's dreamy tone into a compelling story and how he makes some seemingly unfilmable moments into incredible feasts for the eyes. We also have some thoughts about protagonists Shadow (Ricky Whittle) and Wednesday (Ian McShane). Basically: damn they are amazing actors.

We can't help but discuss all our feelings about Technical Boy, the god of... what? Computers? The Internet? Videogames? Vaping? Plus, we dissect the older gods we meet in this episode and what they represent in their new American context. The terrific thing about this show—and the novel—is the multi-layered story that lends itself to endless analysis.

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