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Really moving the goal post here. Apparently _drive safely_ is an "unexpected" behavior.
by spyspy 9y ago
Really moving the goal post here. Apparently _drive safely_ is an "unexpected" behavior.
- agumonkey 9y agonext: following the law should be illegal
- jacobush 9y agoWas it driving safely, then?
- michaelbuckbee 9y agoThe shuttle was literally not moving and was struck by the human controlled truck.
- Cthulhu_ 9y agoSafety can also mean avoiding / swerving / reversing. I've had motorcycle lessons, one factor in those things is that their braking power is less than that of a car (less wheels, less stability, etc), so besides the emergency stop, you also learn how to do an emergency swerve - using the motorcycle's superior agility to avoid an accident. Just an anecdote. In this case, damage would've been avoided if the car had a horn and/or was more visible and/or had backed up and/or the truck had sensors.
- mtgx 9y agoIsn't it illegal to do stuff like "blocking an intersection" for instance? What will a self-driving car do if for instance someone is driving in the opposite direction, towards it? Will it just continue driving, freeze, or get out of the way? Humans would likely get out of the way, even if that means "breaking the law" by going off-road or whatever. A self-driving car probably wouldn't do that, thus it would be the kind of "unexpected driving" that could really throw humans off, and may even cause more accidents than humans, in certain specific situations.
- Piskvorrr 9y agoIn such situations, an illegal action of another might force you into illegal behavior in any case: swerve, get out of the way into opposite direction, stop and block the intersection? (How is that causing an accident, if it's reactive towards another's reckless driving?)
- jacobush 9y agoAlso, there are even deeper levels here. Going off-road in such a situation may not actually be against the law. It may look like it on the books, but when such a case is interpreted by judges and peers, they will certainly in some cases decide that swerving or going off-road was perfectly legal, for such a situation.
- mr_toad 9y agoJudges might forgive a human who drove onto a sidewalk to avoid an accident, but they're not likely to be as forgiving of a manufacturer that programmed their cars to do the same thing.