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I think you strongly overestimate how helpful having a human being in the car would be in any of those scenarios. If my mother is the driver and the power steer
by epmatsw 11y ago
I think you strongly overestimate how helpful having a human being in the car would be in any of those scenarios. If my mother is the driver and the power steering goes out, she might as well not be there. And we already have well established systems for giving out tickets to cars whose owners aren't physically in the car (license plates, registrations tied to VINs, etc.).
- sandworm101 11y agoReally? How can a cop issue a google-powered car with a ticket for reckless driving? Are cops now to submit bug reports when they see cars making mistakes or misreading signs? They can churn out the tickets, but the likelihood of a ticket altering the machines behavior is very slim. Now if a person is in the car, they can learn where the software falls down and adapt accordingly. If the robot doesn't spot the new speed limit sign, the human can. I'm still waiting to see how these google-cars manage with hand gestures, people directing traffic. Just today I was waved through a red light by a volunteer firefighter not in any sort of uniform.
- Zigurd 11y agoThe actual problem will be that cops will have nothing to do and no ticket revenue to pay them with. We'd better get on what to do with a 70% decline in cop workload before they come up with some bright ideas.