AI needs oversight – time to set standards for autonomous tech

A car crashes while on autopilot and the driver dies. A hefty security robot at a US shopping mall knocks down and injures a child. Autonomous systems and machines that make their own decisions are here. And more are on the way, such as airborne and ground-based delivery drones. But the way they learn about the world and decide to act is complex and opaque and it is hard to know how often they will get it wrong.