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ok i don't get it. Why not develop a general obstacle-avoidance system ? simply make the car be repelled by any objects, whatever shape or speed, and make it gi
by tetetttte 10y ago
ok i don't get it. Why not develop a general obstacle-avoidance system ? simply make the car be repelled by any objects, whatever shape or speed, and make it give more margin for obstacles that have a higher entropy of motion.
- brokenmachine 10y agoYes, people love to have these endless discussions about how the cars will decide about who gets to live and who dies, and about how people won't want to buy a car that has a chance of making the moral decision to save someone other than them. Literally the only thing the self-driving car needs to do is be able to stay on the road, and if the road is blocked, use the brakes. There's no moral dilemmas and no grey areas. if {obstacle} then {brakes = 1} Detecting what's an obstacle and what isn't is of course a difficult problem, but I'd think it'll be the legal issues that will actually be the largest barrier to self-driving cars. Someone has to be responsible when it fails. If the human isn't driving, then the car maker has to be responsible. This liability will have to be added to the cost of the vehicle.