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That's mostly because most people don't think about trucks at all. And economically speaking you're definitely right. But that isn't to say that there arent oth
by saosebastiao 10y ago
That's mostly because most people don't think about trucks at all. And economically speaking you're definitely right. But that isn't to say that there arent other ways that self driving cars can be transformative. I mostly walk everywhere, and at least 2-3 times a week I run across a hurried or inattentive driver that can't be bothered to stop before turning right on red, or turning left after waiting for traffic to clear without looking for pedestrians, or stop for pedestrians at an uncontrolled intersection. It would be a huge benefit to my quality of life to not have to worry about being killed by a selfish asshole like that.
- MorePowerToYou 10y agoI question how much peace-of-mind self-driving cars bring to the intersection situation. While the inattentive human drivers are annoying, they're also predictable. As a pedestrian, I just wait for the driver to look up and go (or stop) before I proceed. The behavior of self-driving cars is, in my opinion, much harder to predict. Who knows when the buggy control software will cause the car to slam on the gas? Of course the software will be carefully written and tested. However, anyone who writes software for a living knows that carefully written and tested code often goes against economic incentives like "release fast" and "add more features to sell more".