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I want the DMV to only license drivers when they are safe, alert, and driving defensively, so I want the DMV to only license autonomous systems when they can me

by imh 10y ago

I want the DMV to only license drivers when they are safe, alert, and driving defensively, so I want the DMV to only license autonomous systems when they can meet or exceed the bar of safe, alert, and defensive drivers. We can't enforce that humans drive that way after they're licensed, but we can enforce it with autonomous systems. We are already happy regulating driving, and we shouldn't lower the licensing bar to how people actually drive on average, "You get your license as long you drive better than the average Joe looking at google maps while he tailgates."

hx87 10y ago
> We can't enforce that humans drive that way after they're licensed Wait, isn't that what traffic police are for? Sometimes I wish speed limits were universally removed so that police will be forced to enforce the other 99.99% of traffic laws more strictly.
- grecy 10y ago
  > Wait, isn't that what traffic police are for? They just punish after the fact. I'm still able to make a poor driving choice that results in the injury or death of a bunch of people.
  - hx87 10y ago
    They also incentivize you to get your shit together before terrible things happen. After all, that's 50% of what punishments are for.
    - grecy 10y ago
      Sure, but they still don't physically stop you from doing something bad. It's still very possible, and actually easy to do it.
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- imh 10y ago
  Maybe the word "can't" was a poor choice. My point remains that people pretty much always drive in ways that would fail a DMV driving test. Plus, I know I sure drive differently when cops are around too.