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The recurring theme here is "autonomous car fails to read human intentions/behaviour". This has been a question in the past, with people saying autonomous cars
by lumberjack 9y ago
The recurring theme here is "autonomous car fails to read human intentions/behaviour". This has been a question in the past, with people saying autonomous cars drive unnaturally through intersections because they cannot figure out the intentions of other human drivers. The issue in this particular case is that the car can react faster once the pedestrian is detected as an obstacle, but it will take longer than a human driver to figure out that the pedestrian is going to become an obstacle. So overall reaction time might not be quicker.
Can a NN learn enough human behaviour to predict a "pedestrians about to walk in front of car" situation without somehow possessing a very high level of reasoning? I think yes. But there will always be some edge cases. One other interesting aspect is how different human cultures will probably mean different training is needed for each particular culture.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoTHIS My friend Gautam Sinha was driving to lunch through an uncontrolled intersection and neatly judged two cars hesitating at crossroads. I complimented him - "Well done!". He said "That was nothing. I've done two cars, a motorcycle and a dog. Two dogs!" In India, you hesitate, you're going nowhere. How will autonomous cars ever survive there?