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Yes, these are (and with autopilot hopefully will be even more) very rare corner cases, but in such cases people instinctively act to survive, so autopilot doin
by kbart 10y ago
Yes, these are (and with autopilot hopefully will be even more) very rare corner cases, but in such cases people instinctively act to survive, so autopilot doing the same is a logical step imho. Of course, if there's a choice between minor accident and safety of pedestrians (children or not, that doesn't really make any difference), autopilot should risk it. But the original case here was "certain death vs children on the street" which I still believe that autopilot should never do.
- inimino 10y agoI think people instinctively balance their survival against others, and drivers differ. I know drivers who will take dangerous evasive maneuvers (to themselves and passengers) to avoid hitting a cat. The difference with self-driving cars is that someone has to write the code, so these tradeoffs becoe explicit and potentially subject to legislation. I think there are easy solutions that sound good but aren't going to hold up after a few accidents happen.