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> Kid: Daddy, you mean people used to be in charge of driving > themselves in cars? A few generations will pass till this question will be asked. There might b

by rimliu 10y ago

> Kid: Daddy, you mean people used to be in charge of driving > themselves in cars? A few generations will pass till this question will be asked. There might be self-driving cars sooner than that, but it will be a looooong time till manual driving is a very rare thing. Also, why wait for fully self-driving cars to prevent fatalities? Why not to implement collision-avoidance subsystem into the cars which are controlled by humans. In any case, most deaths on the road are because of stupid and deliberate actions by drivers (or pedestrians): insane speeding, overtaking where is limited visibility, crossing on red, etc.

the8472 10y ago
> Why not to implement collision-avoidance subsystem into the cars which are controlled by humans. It's already seeping into production cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_avoidance_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_avoidance_system
SEJeff 10y ago
Most everything in capitalist societies is based on economics. If you consider less accidents and fatalities due to self driving cars as an inevitability, then you should consider insurance premiums to reflect that once they're out in the general population. Given enough level 4-5 autonomous vehicles on the roads, you can also eventually expect premiums for non-autonomous vehicles to rise. Then you'll see a shift towards them that continues exponentially. Thinking the shift towards autonomous vehicles happens linearly is a mistake.
vkou 10y ago
"What do you mean, cars were allowed drive faster then 60 MPH, when the speed limits were all 60 MPH?" "Yes, they were. You could drive a car as fast as it could go." "Did people ever die from going too fast?" "Oh, yes." "And you could start your car without breathing into a breathalyzer?" "Yes, you could." "Did people ever die from driving drunk?" "Oh, yes." We don't need to wait for the distant future to save millions of lives. Breathalyzers and speed regulators already exist. For some reason, though, they aren't mandated on our roadways...

by rimliu 10y ago

the8472 10y ago

> Why not to implement collision-avoidance subsystem into the cars which are controlled by humans. It's already seeping into production cars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_avoidance_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_avoidance_system

SEJeff 10y ago

Most everything in capitalist societies is based on economics. If you consider less accidents and fatalities due to self driving cars as an inevitability, then you should consider insurance premiums to reflect that once they're out in the general population. Given enough level 4-5 autonomous vehicles on the roads, you can also eventually expect premiums for non-autonomous vehicles to rise. Then you'll see a shift towards them that continues exponentially. Thinking the shift towards autonomous vehicles happens linearly is a mistake.

vkou 10y ago

"What do you mean, cars were allowed drive faster then 60 MPH, when the speed limits were all 60 MPH?" "Yes, they were. You could drive a car as fast as it could go." "Did people ever die from going too fast?" "Oh, yes." "And you could start your car without breathing into a breathalyzer?" "Yes, you could." "Did people ever die from driving drunk?" "Oh, yes." We don't need to wait for the distant future to save millions of lives. Breathalyzers and speed regulators already exist. For some reason, though, they aren't mandated on our roadways...