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And, keeping more on topic, we say "plane crash" not "plane accident" in common speech, and the same makes sense with cars. With airplane crashes, you'll often
by intrasight 10y ago
And, keeping more on topic, we say "plane crash" not "plane accident" in common speech, and the same makes sense with cars. With airplane crashes, you'll often have the detail given as "controlled flight into terrain". I suggest for autonomous cars that we say "controlled drive into obstacle".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_flight_into_terrain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_flight_into_terrain
"Accidents where the aircraft is out of control at the time of impact, because of mechanical failure or pilot error, are not considered CFIT (they are known as uncontrolled flight into terrain), nor are accidents resulting from the deliberate action of the person at the controls, such as acts of terrorism or suicide by pilot."
Note that Wikipedia does use the word "accident" - because they are being technically correct.
- neurotech1 10y agoThe NTSB categorize an "accident" as causing substantial damage or injury. For this reason, when an airliner hits turbulence causing injury to passengers or crew, its technically an accident even though it isn't a "crash"
- Animats 10y ago"Controlled flight into terrain" is a category of accident. Other categories include "loss of control", "engine failure", "midair collision", "takeoff accident", and "landing accident". For highway accidents, the NTSB uses such terms as "roadway departure", "collision with stopped vehicles", "collision of two school buses with subsequent rollover", "motor coach run-off-road and overturn", and "multivehicle work zone crash". All are referred to as "accidents". The NTSB uses the term "accident" even for 9/11. The Tesla investigation hasn't shown up in the NTSB database yet. But it will.