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> pedestrians that violated traffic rules You might be able to make this call as a human, but can we assume the car is capable of deciding on that?
by hoppa_liza 10y ago
> pedestrians that violated traffic rules
You might be able to make this call as a human, but can we assume the car is capable of deciding on that?
- kbart 10y agoI assume autopilot would always drive according to rules (I doubt they would get licensed otherwise), so if pedestrians pop up in front of a car, I it's likely their fault.
- dbg31415 10y agoI do find it hard to imagine a situation where the auto pilot has to choose one life over another -- I've never had to choose that and I've been driving 20+ years... Someone runs out into the street, likely the car can brake or swerve. I've stopped for my share of kids chasing soccer balls without so much as a spilled latte. Deer, moose, cattle on the road maybe it's different... The car will have to determine where to place the impact. But hopefully cars with more censors avoid these things better than people do. We are pretty bad at spotting deer...
- bigkm 10y agoAre we going to see driving tests for autonomous cars ?
- AstralStorm 10y agoHopefully we will. It would be unethical to allow untested drivers on the road, automated or manual.