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> Also scary to me is the ability to use a self driving car as a slow moving cruise missle[sic]. I wouldn't worry about the spread of level 4/5-automation chan
by adrianpike 7y ago
> Also scary to me is the ability to use a self driving car as a slow moving cruise missle[sic].
I wouldn't worry about the spread of level 4/5-automation changing the calculus here on a small actor basis. VBIED's are already a serious threat, and require no significant technical innovation, but outside of conflict zones we don't see a ton of them.
Assuming we don't require physical failsafes though and truly airgap driving systems from any network connectivity (which we won't, I guarantee it) there's definitely a worry on the state level actor front.
I can totally imagine the first salvo in WW3 being the utility grid, cell networks, and crashing all the rooted cars, but that horse has likely already left the stable.
- alasdair_ 7y ago>Assuming we don't require physical failsafes though and truly airgap driving systems from any network connectivity (which we won't, I guarantee it) there's definitely a worry on the state level actor front. I think it's quite plausible that any autonomous vehicle will have something akin to a big red STOP button, just like most other automated machinery.
- dint 7y agoHow would you expect a car to handle such a stop command issued while traveling on a busy road at highway speed?
- davinic 7y agoThis could easily be done without any automation, only using a FPV system similar to a drone. It's simple enough to do this with only a Comma.ai devkit and some FPV hardware.