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This seems like one of those things that'd be easier to reason about if the bigger picture weren't about to change (in this case, due to self-driving cars). I
by _Nat_ 7y ago
This seems like one of those things that'd be easier to reason about if the bigger picture weren't about to change (in this case, due to self-driving cars).
I mean, if not for self-driving cars, then we could reason that camera technology will ultimately progress to the point where it'd be vastly superior to traditional mirrors and culturally adopted, reducing this to a question of when/how to do the transition.
But with self-driving cars on the horizon, it's harder to justify revamping human driving techniques since the payoff period would be pretty short.
Which isn't to shoot down the idea; I mean, it sounds neat. Just, it's not as obviously justified as it would've been if we could've reasonably assumed that human-driven cars would still be a thing in 100 years from now.
- gruturo 7y agoFalse dichotomy - autonomous cars need cameras too, some of them with the same point of view of existing mirrors.
- _Nat_ 7y agoYeah, we could make an argument for a hybrid system that provides cameras for human-drivers that might be later repurposed for autonomous-drivers. I dunno how practical that might be, though. I mean, while I agree that mature self-driving technologies should be able to work with semi-arbitrary sensors, early self-driving systems -- the sort that'll tend to co-exist with human drivers -- would seem to benefit from purpose-specific camera systems, optimized for the benefit of the self-driving system without compromises/complexity to enable dual-use.
- lozf 7y agoBased on the current trend of corporations trying to log and monetize everything, it's not a far stretch to suppose that data from the cameras (and metadata e.g. GPS location) could end up being used for all sorts of things from affecting Insurance - both premiums and payouts, issuing fines for speeding, or parking in prohibited zones or for too long, or even targeted advertising because you happen to visit a particular store, restaurant or other attraction with any regularity. Some Insurance companies already offer subsidies for "safe drivers" who consent to being tracked [0]... the rest is just natural progression. [0]: https://www.rac.co.uk/insurance/black-box-insurance https://www.rac.co.uk/insurance/black-box-insurance