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There will be wrecks (probably unintentional) but why do you think they'll be required to make AI racing mainstream? I hear this often from people who don't ac
by exDM69 11y ago
There will be wrecks (probably unintentional) but why do you think they'll be required to make AI racing mainstream?
I hear this often from people who don't actually watch racing. Yes, wrecks can be spectacular and dangerous, but overall it usually doesn't make a race more interesting. The wreck is over in seconds, the driver usually/hopefully walks away and then there's minutes worth of clean up effort with yellow flags and safety cars afterwards. American broadcasts typically give you ads, but European race broadcasts don't have ads when the race is going on. So you end up watching a bunch of guys with brooms cleaning carbon fiber bits from the track when you could be watching racing instead.
Then there's the cost aspect. For an amateur series like this, the teams can't afford to crash many cars.
Additionally, when there's humans on board there's always the worry about the driver being alright. After seeing a few fatal crashes unfold in live broadcasts, I don't really want to see any more. It puts things into perspective when you realize that these guys risk their lives to provide you with entertainment.
I don't think many "mainstream" racing fans enjoy seeing crashes.
- SmellyGeekBoy 11y agoNot a hardcore racing fan but I have a casual interest in all forms of motorsport and I share your sentiments. On that note, I wonder how "self aware" the robot drivers will have to become before people start raising similar ethical concerns about their welfare? Really interesting to ponder.