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That's impossible in reality, because computer doesn't have God's view of the environment - it can only predict things with a degree of confidence. It can't say
by 05 9y ago
That's impossible in reality, because computer doesn't have God's view of the environment - it can only predict things with a degree of confidence. It can't say for sure whether you get T-boned at an intersection you enter at 35MPH the moment the light turns green, so it won't reliably save you from a collision. A fully self driving system, on the other hand, won't enter the intersection without waiting 1-2 seconds, and would lower its speed below the speed limit when visibility is limited. A system that constantly keeps braking 'for no reason' won't get very far in the real world, because people would be very frustrated with it.
- nradov 9y agoIt's not at all impossible. It's already being done. Existing vehicles with forward collision avoidance systems are working well today. We'll never reach zero risk and you can always contrive some scenarios where automated systems wouldn't help. But it's still worth pursuing incremental improvements. For example, street sign recognition is getting pretty good. In a few years it should be possible to build a system that detects when the driver is about to run through a stop light or sign, and automatically brake.