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It seems like a good intermediate solution to this problem would be for autonomous vehicles to simply know when it's not possible for them to drive safely, and
by skohan 7y ago
It seems like a good intermediate solution to this problem would be for autonomous vehicles to simply know when it's not possible for them to drive safely, and to require manual control in those scenarios.
- asdff 7y agoIt's a great solution safety wise but it turns all of this engineering into a colossal waste if it's just for glorified cruise control. You wouldn't be able to hail an empty car. You would have to be sober and awake. You would have to be staring at the road at all times with your hands on your knees, ready to take the helm at a moments notice, because if you are reading a book or something and the car beeps you might not have time to refocus and safely take control of the situation. This is a nightmare scenario for autonomous car investors, and a very likely scenario to appear out of safety first traffic legislation.
- pas 7y agoIt'd be a good start nevertheless. The staring part is the problem, the safe disengagement basically. I don't mind if it starts to slow down and beeping because of some imagined or real obstacle. I don't care if it makes others look funny at me (or even honk). But beeping and keeping speed (you have ~1 second to do something to avoid a fatal crash) is ridiculous.