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Will more people die than would have with AutoPilot?
by peteretep 10y ago
Will more people die than would have with AutoPilot?
- manicdee 10y agoIf you quintuple the number of Tesla kilometres per year but only triple its safety, you will still have more injuries and fatalities. For every Tesla that is now able to recognise a truck cutting across a highway and brakes in time to avoid a fatal collision you will have new bizarre scenarios like following behind a truck that dislodges overhead objects, which a human would have avoided but a Tesla's computer didn't see, leading to a human getting crushed by a bridge falling down. I would also expect a short learning curve for Teslas to acknowledge the emergency stop water curtain signs. But the short version is yes, SDC will result in more deaths even though they get relatively safer and safer. https://youtu.be/NoTMC-uxJoo https://youtu.be/NoTMC-uxJoo
- imtringued 10y agoLet me ask a different question. For every accident that happens with AutoPilot and a non AutoPilot car, would it have happened if every involved car had AutoPilot?