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Again, the implicit assumption that machines will automatically be better drivers than humans, because, magic. As we all know, all of the technology and compute

Again, the implicit assumption that machines will automatically be better drivers than humans, because, magic. As we all know, all of the technology and computer systems we make work flawlessly and never miscommunicate, crash, or fail for any reason, unlike those damn meat puppets that operate them.

jessaustin 11y ago
Sure there will be problems. Regardless, the suggestion that "they're going to take your car away" is FUD. No one wants to do that. If a robocar can't handle a human driver in the next lane then it can't handle any number of other common and unpreventable factors.
brazzledazzle 11y ago
There are certain things that computers are better at. The fastest reflexes in the world can't compete with a computer. A computer can't be distracted. A computer can be programmed to always drive safe distances, something almost no human does. A computer will never fail to check if a lane change is safe but you better believe humans do every day. Humans are quite capable and will always be able to handle things that computers can't in situations they're not designed for. At least until an AI is invented that is indistinguishable from a human mind. There will be mistakes and bugs (just as there are now in software made for cars). But believing that humans who drive while tired, eating cheeseburgers, playing with their phone, texting, not accounting for blind spots and tailgating others are going to be safer in the long run is bordering on religious faith in some kind of fantasy that humans are more than they are. No one is talking about replacing F1 drivers, we're talking about a sea of idiots that anyone who commutes every day with any awareness would recognize as being a major hazard. I'll take the patchable bugs over the psychos I see every day that put lives at risk with their self-centered hyper aggressive driving that relies on the attentiveness of everyone around them to prevent an accident. There is no software update for people like this–you either wait years for them to grow up or for them to kill someone.

jessaustin 11y ago

Sure there will be problems. Regardless, the suggestion that "they're going to take your car away" is FUD. No one wants to do that. If a robocar can't handle a human driver in the next lane then it can't handle any number of other common and unpreventable factors.

brazzledazzle 11y ago

There are certain things that computers are better at. The fastest reflexes in the world can't compete with a computer. A computer can't be distracted. A computer can be programmed to always drive safe distances, something almost no human does. A computer will never fail to check if a lane change is safe but you better believe humans do every day. Humans are quite capable and will always be able to handle things that computers can't in situations they're not designed for. At least until an AI is invented that is indistinguishable from a human mind. There will be mistakes and bugs (just as there are now in software made for cars). But believing that humans who drive while tired, eating cheeseburgers, playing with their phone, texting, not accounting for blind spots and tailgating others are going to be safer in the long run is bordering on religious faith in some kind of fantasy that humans are more than they are. No one is talking about replacing F1 drivers, we're talking about a sea of idiots that anyone who commutes every day with any awareness would recognize as being a major hazard. I'll take the patchable bugs over the psychos I see every day that put lives at risk with their self-centered hyper aggressive driving that relies on the attentiveness of everyone around them to prevent an accident. There is no software update for people like this–you either wait years for them to grow up or for them to kill someone.