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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Krystal Cano, a former DoorDash recruiter, upskilled in AI after a car crash.</li><li>Cano decided to enroll in a program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Krystal Cano, a former tech recruiter who upskilled in AI while recovering from a car crash. Her past employment and enrollment at MIT have been verified. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I was laid off from my job as a senior technical sourcer at <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-make-money-driving-for-doordash-gig-economy-rewards-program-2023-12">DoorDash</a> in August 2022 and decided to take a break.I saw it as a chance to disconnect after a difficult period of supporting people in tech who lost their jobs in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/doordash-cuts-1000-workers-costly-expenses-memo-2022-11">mass layoffs</a> and caring for my mom, who was battling cancer.Once she was better, I knew I needed to look after myself and unplug, so I traveled to El Salvador, Miami, and Aruba for a few months.<h2 id="bdcb20f1-98ba-462e-b7b2-9a526410e333">I got in a bad car crash, and it would take a year to recover</h2>When I returned home to Orange County, California, in March last year, I got into a bad car crash. I was driving on the freeway and saw a car speeding behind me. Seconds later, he rear-ended my car. It was really frightening, and I felt shocked but also lucky to be alive.The next morning, my body was in a lot of pain. I couldn't walk for three weeks and had a bunch of injuries.It was a really difficult time because I felt like I lost my independence and needed to rely on others for help. I started to get into a state of victim mentality. I barely left my house for two months and was experiencing depression.Because I had an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in my knee, I started getting some physical therapy, acupuncture, and seeing a chiropractor who told me it would take a year to recover. My world shattered when he told me that, and I felt hopeless.I didn't feel able to work, and luckily, I had savings to fall back on, so I tried to focus on my recovery instead and use the time to upskill. I didn't fully recover until this summer.<h2 id="358f78e7-5712-4c28-99aa-f5a8e57c9af4">Webinars and LinkedIn courses introduced me to AI</h2>During that time, I thought of Kobe Bryant. In the NBA, he suffered a knee injury, yet he had a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kobe-bryant-black-mamba-nickname-2022-6">"Mamba mentality,"</a> pushing himself to get through it and come back stronger.I started watching webinars on AI to work on my personal development to prepare for future work. I signed up for LinkedIn Learning courses, attended AI conferences, read up on everything happening with AI, and continued to learn.I thought, "What can I do now to help me have a stronger foundation?"I remember when I spoke to an Apple manager who had offered me a job in the past and told me, "It's harder to get into Apple than it is to get into MIT or Harvard, but you'll be hiring all the Harvard/MIT people, and to get in, they will have to go through you."That sparked an idea to look at what AI programs those institutions offered. I set my sights on studying at MIT and applied for its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://professional.mit.edu/course-catalog/professional-certificate-program-innovation-technology">professional certificate program</a> in innovation and technology.<h2 id="ea67378f-a2b0-477f-ba37-8e394b9ba902">Getting onto an MIT program was a dream come true</h2>I started crying when I learned I had been accepted into the program in June because it was a dream come true. The course requires students to complete 16 or more days of "short programs" at MIT over three years. I funded the program from my savings.I started the course in July. Over the next three years, I plan to use what I learn at MIT to build a career coaching business that uses AI and neuropsychology to help individuals upskill.I've also applied for AI recruiter roles while building my business. Hopefully, I can work and support myself while studying and building my business.<h2 id="d9f69f85-0b80-4c4c-8ae4-7848cd43f6c8">I'm glad I was laid off</h2>If it wasn't for losing my job and the car crash, I don't think I would have reached this point in my life where I feel so strong. It showed me that being resilient and pursuing my goals despite adversity paid off.I'm grateful for the dark time I went through, even though it was painful, because it's helped me realize what I want for my professional life, and I've turned it into a positive.

I was laid off and then got in a bad car crash. It was a dark time, but now I'm glad it happened.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russian troops are crashing into anti-tank barriers in Kursk, Russia.</li><li>Russian nationalist bloggers are blaming inept commanders for putting them in the wrong place.</li></ul>Russian commanders are misplacing anti-tank barriers, which their own troops and civilians are crashing into, according to several Russian hardliners.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-15-2024">The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), </a>a US think tank, cited posts by <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1845945472332321220">Russian nationalist bloggers</a> on Telegram complaining of havoc on roads caused by the spiked "dragon's teeth" anti-tank barriers in Kursk, in southern Russia.The concrete pyramids, which stand about 4 feet tall, are meant to block and damage Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles.The Russian military bloggers, who've long been an important source of independent information about the Russian military, complained that "dozens" of military personnel and civilians had lost their lives crashing into the barriers, according to the ISW. The reports suggest that there is "exceedingly poor communication between Russian field commanders, local law enforcement, and engineering troops regarding the construction of such fortifications," said the ISW.It said that a Russian insider source said a Russian first responder driving an evacuation car in Rylsky Raion, Kursk Oblast, crashed into a dragon's teeth barrier in the dark, severely damaging the vehicle.Some accounts on Telegram, according <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-dragons-teeth-kursk-1969112">to Newsweek, </a>said the fortifications were the work of "saboteurs," intentionally seeking to cause chaos in Russia.Business Insider was unable to establish who was responsible for placing the barriers.Russian commanders have, throughout the war, faced criticism from Russia's military bloggers for what they say are inept decisions that have hampered Russia's campaign in Ukraine.In the early weeks of Ukraine's incursion, they said that Russian commanders had failed to coordinate the defensive <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-invasion-kursk-exposed-russia-sluggish-military-command-analysts-putin-2024-8">operations of FSB units, local law enforcement, and the military,</a> meaning Ukraine was able to exploit the confusion.Ukrainian forces occupy around 386 square miles of territory in Kursk, while Russian forces have continued to make <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-mass-advantage-should-decline-winter-or-2025-war-expert-2024-10">incremental advances</a> in east Ukraine.

Russian troops are crashing into their own anti-tank barriers and dying, pro-Putin hardliners say

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Amazon-backed Zoox is under investigation following two crashes involving its self-driving tech.</li><li>The NHTSA said two motorcyclists collided with Zoox vehicles after they braked unexpectedly.</li></ul>Another self-driving car company is facing an investigation over safety concerns.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had <a target="_blank" href="https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2024/INOA-PE24015-12348.pdf">opened an investigation</a> into Zoox, which was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-reportedly-buys-self-driving-car-startup-zoox-for-one-billion2020-6">acquired by Amazon</a> for a reported $1.2 billion in 2020, after two vehicles equipped with the company's self-driving systems collided with motorcyclists after braking unexpectedly. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/us-opens-probe-into-amazon-owned-zoox-cars-2024-05-13/">Reuters</a> was first to report the news.Both crashes resulted in minor injuries, according to the regulator, and the two Toyota Highlander SUVs involved were both operating in an autonomous driving mode in the lead-up to the collision.Zoox is the latest company to face questions from regulators over the safety of its self-driving technology.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla">Tesla</a> recalled <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-recalls-2-million-cars-as-regulators-say-autopilot-insufficent-2023-12">two million vehicles</a> late last year after the NHTSA found that the company's Autopilot system did not do enough to prevent misuse. The Elon Musk-run automaker is now facing a further investigation into <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/feds-investigating-tesla-autopilot-recall-after-crashes-kept-happening-2024-4">whether that recall was adequate.</a>Cruise — majority owned by General Motors — meanwhile, has been <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-cruise-self-driving-robotaxis-were-banned-in-san-francisco-2023-10">banned from operating from California</a> and faces <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-cruise-robotaxi-unit-faces-us-probes-over-dragging-incident-vows-reforms-2024-01-25/">a federal investigation</a> after an incident in which a pedestrian was dragged 20 feet along the road under one of its vehicles.Zoox unveiled<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-zoox-reveals-first-electric-robotaxi-2020-12"> its first electric robotaxi in 2020</a>, a "carriage-style" vehicle without a steering wheel.The company has been testing it in California, with the ambition of launching an autonomous ride-hailing service in the future.However, no commercial release date for the vehicle has been announced, and Zoox is currently under an additional NHTSA investigation into its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-opens-probe-into-amazons-zoox-robotaxi-self-certification-2023-03-06/">self-certification tests</a> for the robotaxi model.A Zoox spokesperson said the company was currently reviewing the NHTSA's request for information and did not have more information to share."Transparency and collaboration with regulators is of the utmost importance, and we remain committed to working closely with NHTSA to answer their questions," they said.

US regulators probe Amazon-backed Zoox after 2 of its cars unexpectedly braked and caused crashes 

<ul class="summary-list"><li>In May, a huge chunk of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/transastra-wins-nasa-contract-pick-up-space-trash-with-bags-2023-9">space debris</a> crash landed in the mountains of North Carolina.</li><li>After reviewing the incident, NASA confirmed that it came from a SpaceX Dragon Capsule.</li></ul>NASA has confirmed that a hunk of space junk as big as a car hood found in North Carolina belonged to a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-launched-capsule-avocados-ants-robotic-arm-on-board-2021-8">SpaceX Dragon Capsule</a>, according to an agency <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/Justin__Berger/status/1803797711692427743/photo/1">statement</a> shared on X.The Dragon Capsule is a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/see-elon-musk-starship-shred-almost-lose-fin-2024-6">reusable spacecraft</a> that carries astronauts and cargo to-and-from the International Space Station. But a part of it, called the trunk, isn't reusable and is discarded just before the capsule returns to Earth.That trunk is what ended up crash-landing on a trail at a mountaintop resort just outside Asheville in May. "It was just wild. It was crazy-looking," groundskeeper Justin Clontz who stumbled on the large debris, told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.space.com/space-debris-spacex-crew-7-reentry-north-carolina">Space.com</a>.No one was injured from the impact. But <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dish-network-fined-first-ever-fcc-enforcement-against-space-junk-2023-10">the space junk</a> shouldn't have been there in the first place. NASA said in its statement that evaluations of Dragon's initial design showed that it should fully break up in Earth's atmosphere. That's not what happens every time though.<div type="image" title="Space debris from SpaceX Dragon Capsule" height="904" width="1200" msid="111468428" hostid="261"></div>A similar chunk of Dragon trunk was found in Franklin, North Carolina in June. And another landed in a farmer's field in Saskatchewan, Canada in April.It's not just SpaceX junk falling to Earth. A two-pound piece of debris slightly smaller than a soda can fell from the International Space Station in March, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-international-space-station-debris-hit-florida-house-investigation-2024-4">crashing through a family's roof in Florida</a>. The family is now suing NASA over the incident.These series of recent accidents underscore how difficult it can be to predict and model when space debris will, and will not, burn up in Earth's atmosphere. Improving these models is more important than ever.<h2 id="bbd3fdd1-7f61-4a4c-9c1c-e99e93c93c65">Humans are launching more into space than ever before</h2><div type="image" title="Graph of the number of objects launched into space by year" height="2400" width="3400" msid="111468430" hostid="261"></div>Space junk has been falling out of the sky since the 1960s, but humans are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rocket-satellite-metals-polluting-earth-stratosphere-2023-10">launching more stuff into space</a> than ever before. According to the site "Our World in Data", in 2023, a record-breaking 2,664 objects, including satellites, spacecraft, landers, and more, were sent to, or beyond, Earth's orbit."Once those things die, then they're just abandoned. It's just like orbiting trash. And then it's up to mother nature to figure out how the thing re-enters," Moriba Jah, associate professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, told BI.Jah is referring to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-rocket-failed-stage-crashed-reentry-earth-uncontrolled-pacific-ocean-2022-1">uncontrolled re-entries</a>. It's when space debris free-falls toward Earth with no one controlling its course.Modeling uncontrolled re-entires involves a lot of uncertainty and is, therefore, more complex than modeling controlled re-entries, which usually involve rockets that guide the debris' trajectory, ensuring it lands in a safe area, like the ocean.<div type="image" title="An illustration of thousands of dots around the Earth shows the density of satellites in the sky." height="1024" width="1024" msid="111468433" hostid="261"></div>"For uncontrolled stuff, all bets are off, because you don't necessarily know what the orientation of the object is as it hits the atmosphere, or how it's tumbling," said Jah, who partners with ServicePlan Innovation on Space Trash Signs to study and visualize the consequences of space pollution.Uncontrolled re-entry typically happens to smaller chunks of space debris that are expected to break up in the atmosphere before ever reaching the ground — like the Dragon Capsule's trunk.Even though this space debris is relatively small compared to, say, car-sized satellites, it's not harmless. They're moving at thousands of miles per hour before impact.If the piece of debris that crash landed outside Asheville, North Carolina in May had landed on a person, it would have certainly killed them, Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard and Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and leading space debris expert, told BI.<div type="image" title="Debris from the SpaceX Dragon Capsule sitting in a grassy field with a blue sky and mountains in the background" height="1168" width="1558" msid="111468426" hostid="261"></div>While the chances of space debris hitting a person are astronomically low, a 2022 study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, estimated there's about a 10% chance one or more <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/falling-space-junk-spacex-nasa-china-foreshadow-increasing-injury-risk-2022-8">people will be struck</a> within a 10-year period.<h2 id="e2d6204c-a6d6-4427-84d8-55cbbb3d7714">How to reduce the risk of falling space debris</h2>NASA wrote in its statement that it'll use the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/transastra-wins-nasa-contract-pick-up-space-trash-with-bags-2023-9">debris recovered</a> from the mountaintop resort in North Carolina to improve debris modeling.Another option that NASA should consider, McDowell said, was to reduce the number of uncontrolled re-entries and use controlled de-orbit even for small space objects."Then you know exactly when and where it's gonna come down," McDowell said.Right now, controlled re-entries are relatively uncommon. Roughly 200 to 400 objects big enough to be tracked re-enter Earth's atmosphere each year, and only a handful of them are controlled re-entries, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://aerospace.org/article/space-debris-101">The Aerospace Corporation</a>.Making controlled re-entry the status quo would require new laws, and federal funding to help NASA and companies like SpaceX clean up their junk, Jah said.The Federal Government is responsible for approving space launches but doesn't hold launching entities like NASA or SpaceX responsible for disposing of objects safely. That needs to change, Jah added."Working in space always carries some uncertainty, but NASA works to ensure its operations are safe for the public, and it strives to continuously improve processes," NASA wrote in a statement to BI.SpaceX did not respond to BI's request for comment.

SpaceX Dragon Capsule debris as big as a car hood crash-landed in North Carolina. It's part of a major space trash problem.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>London police said a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace on Saturday morning.</li><li>A man was subsequently arrested and sectioned under the UK's Mental Health Act.</li></ul>An unnamed man was arrested early Saturday morning after a car crashed into the gates of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-what-its-really-like-to-live-in-buckingham-palace-2020-3">Buckingham Palace</a>, local police said.The car "collided" with the gates of the royal property around 2:35 a.m. London time, after which officers arrested the man and took him to hospital, the Metropolitan police said.He was assessed and sectioned under the UK's Mental Health Act, police added.The detained man was suspected of criminal damage and has been released on bail.No one was injured, and authorities are not investigating the case as a terror-related act, police said.The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/social-care-and-your-rights/mental-health-and-the-law/mental-health-act/">UK's Mental Health Act</a> allows police to detain a person for up to 36 hours if they are believed to have a mental disorder and there is a risk to themselves or others, or if said person is being treated at a hospital and there are concerns about their mental health.Photos of Buckingham Palace on Sunday show its gates boarded up with scaffolding and wooden planks, while waist-high metal fencing shielded the entrance.<div type="image" title="People walk past a set of boarded up gates to Buckingham Palace in London on March 10, 2024." height="2542" width="4000" msid="108380682" hostid="261" sizebytes="1088094"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/jjjj86/status/1766409784532602974">A photo posted on social media</a> appeared to show a damaged blue hatchback at the property's gates later in the morning.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13179109/Dramatic-moment-car-crashes-Buckingham-Palace-gates-armed-police-yell-hands-head-driver-arrested.html">British news agency SWNS</a> also published a <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/1766761430487843010">video of a man kneeling</a> outside the gates at night as officers shouted commands at him. A blue hatchback can be seen in the video.Meanwhile, a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kate-middleton-event-removed-from-army-website-following-absence-2024-3">portrait of Kate Middleton</a> released by Kensington Palace stirred controversy over the weekend after photo agencies said they were refusing to distribute it.The photo was the first official image of Middleton since she <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kate-middleton-event-removed-from-army-website-following-absence-2024-3">underwent abdominal surgery in January</a> and was out of the public eye for months, but photo agencies said they were concerned the image was digitally manipulated.

Buckingham Palace's gates are boarded up after someone crashed a car into them, police say

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Logan Holladay was Ryan Gosling's stunt driver in "The Fall Guy."</li><li>Holladay was driving the cars during the early car crash scene and the final car jump scene.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Logan Holladay about his experience being a stunt driver on "The Fall Guy." The following has been edited for length and clarity.When I was hired as Ryan Gosling's stunt driver for "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-gosling-steven-spielberg-the-fall-guy-2024-3">The Fall Guy</a>," the film's stunt coordinator gave me one big objective.He wanted me to beat the Guinness World Record for the most cannon rolls performed in a car, which is where a device below a vehicle shoots toward the ground and propels it to flip over.I only needed eight rolls to beat the previous record held by Adam Kirley, Daniel Craig's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stuntman-the-dark-knight-star-wars-what-its-like-2023-11">stunt double</a> for 2006's "Casino Royale," but it's much harder than it sounds.The stunt took months of planning, refitting cars, and test runs to attempt the rolls correctly and safely.On filming day on a sandy beach in Sydney, our first attempt was unsuccessful and wrecked the car. This left us with only one car and one more shot at beating the record.On the second attempt, I was strapped tight into the containment seat of a modified Jeep Grand Cherokee. It was for my safety, but I felt claustrophobic and hot. I was dripping in sweat and feeling dehydrated as I waited 30 minutes for the final adjustments to be finished.<div type="image" title="A picture of the filming of the cannon roll flip" height="835" width="1113" msid="109812341" hostid="261" sizebytes="44854"></div>I wanted to get out of the car by the time I got the all clear to start driving onto the beach, but I had already committed so much time to this stunt. I accelerated to 80 miles per hour, the cannon kicked in, and the car was propelled into the roll.Having 16 G-force pressing down on me as I spun repeatedly was so uncomfortable and I quickly lost count of how many times the car rolled over as I started to feel dizzy.When the car stopped, I had lost all sense of direction and had to let my arms hang out to realize I was upside down.I had a feeling that we'd achieved the record this time, but I felt really good once I found out we had broken the record with eight-and-a-half rolls. Although we had other stunts and cannon rolls to perform for other scenes, completing this big stunt felt like a real victory.<h2>We had to do around 100 trial runs before filming the jump scene in the movie's climax.</h2><div type="image" title="Ryan Gosling, director David Leitch and Logan Holladay on the set of &quot;The Fall Guy.&quot;" height="1286" width="1715" msid="109812345" hostid="261" sizebytes="89412"></div>I had to be a part of "The Fall Guy" as soon as I heard about it. The movie is the first <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-fall-guy-summer-movie-season-blockbuster-marvel-superhero-fatigue-2024-5">blockbuster</a> of the summer, when audiences flock to cinemas for family and action movies. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-gosling-im-just-ken-oscars-emma-stone-reunion-2024-3">Ryan Gosling</a> stars as Colt Seavers, a jaded stuntman who tries to save missing actor Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to win back his former lover (Emily Blunt). The movie is a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-gosling-movie-the-fall-guy-stunts-2024-2">homage to stunt performers</a> whose work is often overlooked in the industry.As one of Gosling's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chris-hemsworths-stunt-double-what-my-job-is-like-2020-10">stunt doubles</a>, I spent a lot of time with him, and that man has the most fun. He was keen to learn from me and his other stunt doubles to prepare for his role, and I even trained him to do cool drifts and slides with cars.A big chunk of my time was also spent planning how we would carry out the stunts for the movie. The film's stunt coordinator, Chris O'Hara, who is a friend of mine, called me before production started in Australia to work out how to do the beach cannon roll, and we spent months figuring out the perfect conditions and equipment to complete that stunt safely.We also spent a lot of time planning another major stunt in the movie's climax. In this scene, Colt and Ryder drive off a ramp, launching their car 80 feet into the air.For this stunt, we brought in a trophy truck with suspension to handle a big jump and built a 16-foot-high ramp on the ground. For the tests, we started at a 75-foot jump distance and pushed back the end goal until we reached our 200-foot jump target.When the truck was set up to handle a 200-foot jump, it was difficult to drive because the shock valve was very stiff and bouncy. This process took around 100 trial jumps before we were ready for the real thing.<div type="image" title="A side-by-side picture of the car jump." height="1080" width="1440" msid="109812346" hostid="261" sizebytes="53532"></div>The real jump was on a 40-foot-high cliff edge, so we had to raise the ramp to the correct position. After scheduling delays due to rain and high winds, which could affect the jump, we finally filmed the stunt on a slightly breezy morning as the sun rose. The wind was starting to pick up, so we knew we might not get another chance at doing the jump.The film crew's helicopter went to its position, the car was lined up to the ramp and then I was off. Driving up to the ramp, I had to reach the perfect speed. Too fast and my car could nose dive and flip when it landed. Too slow and I wouldn't make the landing pad.Once I hit the ramp, I couldn't see where I was landing. I was just a passenger to the elements, flying through the air and waiting to see where I landed.Soon enough, the tires hit the ground, and I felt the same exhilarating feeling I had as a motorcycle racer before I became a stunt performer.Though doing incredible stunts like these may make one feel invincible, I must always be focused and sharp to avoid mistakes. Getting complacent can be dangerous.But completing two huge stunt scenes felt like a huge weight off my shoulders. Now, everyone can see the fruits of my hard work.

I was Ryan Gosling's stunt double on 'The Fall Guy.' Filming car crashes was dizzying, but I broke a Guinness World Record.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Car owners in California said a bear caused interior damage to their luxury vehicles.</li><li>The California Department of Insurance said the "bear" was actually a person in a costume.</li></ul>Four Californians said a bear damaged their luxury car, but insurers have accused them of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/insurance-fraud-artificial-intelligence-detection-2023-10">insurance fraud</a> involving someone dressed in a bear costume.The California Department of Insurance <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0100-press-releases/2024/release056-2024.cfm">said in a press release</a> Wednesday that four Los Angeles-area residents — Ruben Tamrazian, Ararat Chirkinian, Vahe Muradkhanyan, and Alfiya Zuckerman — had been charged with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-student-convinced-friend-amputate-legs-insurance-scam-prosecutors-2024-3">insurance fraud</a> and conspiracy.The department said the suspects claimed in January that a bear had entered and damaged their 2010 <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rolls-royce-nyc-private-office-custom-ultra-expensive-cars-2024-10">Rolls-Royce</a> Ghost, a vehicle that typically sells for about $100,000 used, while it was parked in Lake Arrowhead, California.They provided <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://vimeo.com/1029340693/2294a5bc86">video footage</a> to their insurance company, purportedly showing a bear entering the vehicle.Images of the interior showed scratches on the leather seats and on the doors, which looked like claw marks.However, CDI investigators determined that the "bear" in the footage was actually a person wearing a bear costume, the press release said.It added that detectives also uncovered two additional insurance claims involving a 2015 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mercedes-benz-hybrid-g550-g63-photos-details-2024-3">Mercedes G63 AMG</a> and a 2022 Mercedes E350, with the suspects submitting similar evidence to substantiate those claims.The CDI said the department sought advice from a California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist, who reviewed the footage and concluded that it showed a person in a bear costume.A search warrant led detectives to a bear costume in the suspects' home, according to the CDI.The CDI said insurance companies were defrauded out of $141,839. The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office is prosecuting the case.Insurance fraud is a major issue in the US. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://insurancefraud.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Impact-of-Insurance-Fraud-on-the-U.S.-Economy-Report-2022-8.26.2022.pdf">According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud</a>, it costs the country over $300 billion annually.Schemes involving car payouts are on the rise in California, New York, and Florida, Mark Friedlander, a spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/auto-insurance-fraud-rise-us-staged-accidents-more-brazen-than-before">told Fox Business</a> last month.Friedlander said these kinds of accidents, which often involve staged car crashes, are costing insurers tens of billions and are adding hundreds of dollars to insurance premiums.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SETE?output_view=data">According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>, the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/soaring-home-car-insurance-rates-hurting-americans-finances-us-economy-2023-11">cost of motor vehicle insurance</a> in US cities is up about 14% in 2024, from the previous year.

Car owners claimed a bear trashed their Rolls-Royce. Insurers say it was fraud involving a person in a bear suit.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Waymo has become the latest driverless car company to issue a recall.</li><li>The company updated its software after two of its cars collided with the same pickup truck. </li></ul>Waymo has become the latest driverless car company to issue a recall after two of its cars collided with the same pickup truck within minutes. The Google-owned company issued a voluntary recall notice for self-driving software previously used by its fleet of driverless cars on Tuesday, following an incident in December that saw two of its vehicles "make contact" with a towed pickup truck.According to <a target="_blank" href="https://waymo.com/blog/2024/02/voluntary-recall-of-our-previous-software/">a notice on Waymo’s website</a>, the accident involved a pickup truck that was being towed backward by another vehicle — a configuration that the company said led Waymo’s software to "incorrectly predict" its movement. As a result, one of Waymo’s driverless cars collided with the towed pickup truck, which the company said was being improperly towed, and "a few minutes later" another Waymo vehicle collided with it in the same way. Neither of the Waymo vehicles were carrying passengers at the time. The crashes resulted in no injuries and only minor vehicle damage. The firm said that it had deployed a software update to its fleet of vehicles in December to fix the issue, which was finalized by January 12. It concluded it was necessary to issue a voluntary recall notice following consultations with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).Waymo has insisted that its driverless robotaxis, which have been <a target="_blank" href="https://waymo.com/blog/2023/08/waymos-next-chapter-in-san-francisco/">operating paid 24/7 services in San Francisco</a> since August 2023, are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/waymo-driverless-cars-data-safer-than-human-driven-vehicles-2023-12">safer than cars with human drivers</a>. However, the latest incident shows just how difficult it can be to prepare autonomous vehicles <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fully-self-driving-car-tech-needs-decades-to-develop-2023-10">to handle every possible scenario</a>, regardless of how unpredictable. Waymo and its rivals have faced backlash in recent months amid growing concerns over the safety of autonomous vehicles. Cruise, Waymo’s main rival in San Francisco, was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-cruise-self-driving-robotaxis-were-banned-in-san-francisco-2023-10">banned from operating in California</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-recall-trouble-driverless-car-companies-california-waymo-beep-2023-11">forced to recall its entire fleet of driverless cars last year</a> after one of its vehicles dragged a pedestrian 20 feet down the road after hitting them. Waymo has fared better, but has still <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-waymo-cruise-robotaxis-streets-transport-2023-8">proven controversial</a> among many San Francisco residents. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-waymo-driverless-car-torched-crowd-2024-2">One of its vehicles was set on fire</a> over the weekend by a crowd during the city’s Lunar New Year celebrations. Waymo and the NHTSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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