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The fact that autonomous vehicles sometimes crash doesn't mean we should simply ban them. But you should be explicit about how you're mitigating risk, and how y
by sorokod 8y ago
The fact that autonomous vehicles sometimes crash doesn't mean we should simply ban them. But you should be explicit about how you're mitigating risk, and how your product or service improves overall outcomes
How would such "explicit risk mitigation" look like? Passing legislation that indemnifies the manufacturers?
- stephengillie 8y ago> How would such "explicit risk mitigation" look like? Passing legislation that indemnifies the manufacturers? How are car risks currently expressed and addressed? How many risks are currently accepted instead of mitigated?
- sorokod 8y agoWell, if a car spontaneously bursts into flames. There is no mitigation. If two autonomous wehicles (by the same manufacturer to make things interesting) crash into each other what mitigation can there be?
- stephengillie 8y ago> Well, if a car spontaneously bursts into flames. There is no mitigation. This is what the (literal, in the literal sense) firewall between the engine and the cabin mitigates - the fire stays in the engine compartment, so the passengers have more time to escape the (usually stopped) vehicle.
- sorokod 8y agoHa! Didn't realize car firewalls existed - thanks for that. Back to my question; if two autonomous wehicles by the same manufacturer crash into each other what mitigation can there be?
- maxxxxx 8y agoI can imagine it being similar to medical stuff. You have to demonstrate that you have considered risks and took reasonable steps to avoid them. But you don't have to be perfect. Things can still happen.
- sorokod 8y agoIs this how it works with medicines? When you say that things can still happen, you mean that people will die - right?
- maxxxxx 8y agoI am talking about medical devices but I assume it's the same everywhere. You demonstrate that you have done everything possible to analyze the risks and taken appropriate steps. But there is always something risk left that can't be foreseen. It's like building an airplane. If you follow all best practices the plane will be pretty safe but from time to time some still will crash. There is almost no way around that.
- sorokod 8y agoNot familiar with airplane building, if you take away the human factor as is the case with self driving car, what risks would would be considered acceptable?
- maxxxxx 8y agoNo idea. But it's pretty much guaranteed that autonomous cars will kill some people due to bugs and other problems. I assume there will be regulations like we always have for crash tests which manufacturers will have to follow.
- sorokod 8y agoRight, something like "if you have x% test coverage and use Go, you are not liable for accidents"?
- solidsnack9000 8y agoBan them from certain areas (school zones, cities) or restrict them to specific applications (long distance trucking), times of day or areas (traffic between startup campuses in Mountain View).