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>This is a flawed comparison because failing to update your software or keep your tires inflated or clean off your sensors would also be human decisions that co
by Gargoyle 10y ago
>This is a flawed comparison because failing to update your software or keep your tires inflated or clean off your sensors would also be human decisions that could lead to adverse outcomes with self-driving cars.
It's incredibly simple to remove humans from those decisions. Just have the self-driving code refuse to engage until the issue is resolved.
- sib 10y agoAnd then Grandma dies of her heart attack because you can't rush her to the hospital because one tire is 3psi underinflated? Most of these issues aren't binary.
- maxerickson 10y agoCall 911. Calling an ambulance is currently the recommended thing to do in severe medical emergencies anyway. For other concerns about availability, adjust maintenance inspections and routines as necessary. For example, if you live somewhere there is no ambulance service and someone is of uncertain health, maybe inspect the tires every day (this sounds tedious but look at the alternative you are proposing, having a tire blow out while delivering dying Grandma to the ER).
- hx87 10y agoCTIS. Not enough air? Pump some air.
- Gargoyle 10y agoNothing would be stopping you from driving the car. It just wouldn't drive itself.