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> Someone with a foot on the hydraulic breaking system and mechanical steering for when the electrics fail A huge number of accidents are because of inattentio
by magicalist 11y ago
> Someone with a foot on the hydraulic breaking system and mechanical steering for when the electrics fail
A huge number of accidents are because of inattention or distraction today. How are you going to the the bag of meat to pay attention in case of an anomalous situation if 99+% of the task is being taken care of for them?
- sandworm101 11y agoThe meat is the last hope for when the machines fail. And they do fail. For below: I totally agree that autopilots can be distracting. The same was said of cruise control and even automatic transmissions. We adapt.
- magicalist 11y agoNot sure if you missed the point of my question. Unexpected situations happen very fast while driving. If the human driver isn't sitting there ready to take over, they might as well not be there for that type of situation, and if they haven't had to do anything for the last half hour while driving, it's highly unlikely their eyes will consistently be on the road with hands ready to take over the controls.
- manicdee 11y agoGetting the human to take over from a failing autopilot is a fool's gambit. It takes the human thirty seconds to become as competent as a drunk driver, about a minute to get to normal competency levels. The time it takes a human to regain competence suggests that the only way to safely hand over is for the robot to come to a complete halt before ceding control.