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Is that really necessary? With a fleet car, a replacement comes soon enough, and the towing vehicle can pick up the broken one. With personal SDCs, it's probabl
by 05 11y ago
Is that really necessary? With a fleet car, a replacement comes soon enough, and the towing vehicle can pick up the broken one. With personal SDCs, it's probably the same, with the possible exception of the replacement car being the same premium brand (and it won't be able to arrive as soon as a generic fleet one, I guess).
- jacquesm 11y agoYes. After all a driverless car could be stuck in such a way that it is blocking traffic and a 'jog mode' would allow you to get it out of the way, just like you would with a normal car. 'Soon enough' may cause a 20 km traffic jam or even an accident.
- 05 11y agoFWIW Google already has a patent[1] on remote assistance that would cover that scenario [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/09/09/how-googles-self-driving-cars-may-handle-the-toughest-situations/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/09/0...
- jacquesm 11y agoI'm sure they do. Wonder how they plan on using that trick on a car that has it's radio and/or sensors disabled and where the 'remote operator' has no clue what is going on to bystanders.