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> It very well could turn out that self-driving cars are worse, or no better, than human drivers. This is trivially true. I mean, self driving cars that are wo
by landryraccoon 8y ago
> It very well could turn out that self-driving cars are worse, or no better, than human drivers.
This is trivially true. I mean, self driving cars that are worse than human drivers already exist. Isn’t the point asking when they will be made widely available? I assume that is only possible when they are at least as good as human drivers by some key metrics.
- fucking_tragedy 8y agoI agree, the sane assumption should be that self-driving cars would be made widely available if and when they are better than humans at driving. However, I've noticed that many work from the premise that self-driving cars are already safer than human drivers. That, or they'll work from the premise that self-driving cars will definitely be safer than human drivers within a reasonable timespan. Worse, some assume that self-driving cars will dramatically, or nearly eliminate automobile accidents/deaths, where any brief skim over workplace casualties involving autonomous machinery would put that fantasy to rest. For a group of tech workers that often overlap with self-described skeptics, it's an interesting blindspot to have.