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^This. The census don’t, generally speaking, tend to believe statistics and facts. And the media will always spin a bad situation to boost their click through

^This. The census don’t, generally speaking, tend to believe statistics and facts. And the media will always spin a bad situation to boost their click through rates. So, even though self driving cars may be 100% less prone to accidents (this is just an example), media headlines like “driver killed instantly when self driving car automatically steered into a wall without warning,” will cause the majority to push back and say they’re unsafe.

furgooswft13 8y ago
> “driver killed instantly when self driving car automatically steered into a wall without warning,” Interesting example. A justifiable fear people have of self-driving cars is them crashing in scenarios where no (minimally competent, not ass-blasted drunk) human would reasonably crash, like randomly steering into a wall. I think if self-driving cars were seen to crash in scenarios where a human could have made a similar mistake, their reputation would be better. Not to say the media reporting of these incidents would be in any way accurate or fair.
- nkrisc 8y ago
  This is why self-driving cars will feel more dangerous, even if statistically they are safer. I wouldn't much feel better if in the moments before my car drives into concrete barrier, after having determined impact is inevitable, it informs me that while it might have failed me and I will die, that statistically it has saved 10 other theoretical people.
  - boboguitar 8y ago
    If I had to guess, the decision will always be to protect the occupants of the car over everything else. No one is going to buy a car that will kill you to save others.
    - nkrisc 8y ago
      That's not what I was saying. That a car is statistically more safe is not comforting when it kills you in a way you would have easily avoided had you been driving.
- anthonypasq 8y ago
  there are plenty of sober people that randomly steer into walls/trees/you name it, every day

furgooswft13 8y ago

> “driver killed instantly when self driving car automatically steered into a wall without warning,” Interesting example. A justifiable fear people have of self-driving cars is them crashing in scenarios where no (minimally competent, not ass-blasted drunk) human would reasonably crash, like randomly steering into a wall. I think if self-driving cars were seen to crash in scenarios where a human could have made a similar mistake, their reputation would be better. Not to say the media reporting of these incidents would be in any way accurate or fair.

nkrisc 8y ago
This is why self-driving cars will feel more dangerous, even if statistically they are safer. I wouldn't much feel better if in the moments before my car drives into concrete barrier, after having determined impact is inevitable, it informs me that while it might have failed me and I will die, that statistically it has saved 10 other theoretical people.
- boboguitar 8y ago
  If I had to guess, the decision will always be to protect the occupants of the car over everything else. No one is going to buy a car that will kill you to save others.
  - nkrisc 8y ago
    That's not what I was saying. That a car is statistically more safe is not comforting when it kills you in a way you would have easily avoided had you been driving.
anthonypasq 8y ago
there are plenty of sober people that randomly steer into walls/trees/you name it, every day