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People already die in VAST numbers on the roads. This is all a question of which deaths are reported/discussed. If some technology leads to death, it will undou
by WhompingWindows 7y ago
People already die in VAST numbers on the roads. This is all a question of which deaths are reported/discussed. If some technology leads to death, it will undoubtedly get way more media coverage than if human error leads to death.
~50 people died when a compounding pharmacy had mold in its spinal injections. ~300 died in SK when a ferry sank. Over a hundred people died due to Boeing's software issues. Hell, look at Uber killing that single pedestrian in Arizona -- how many traffic fatalities occur during Uber rides overall? This is all since 2010 with "advanced" technologies. With scale of tech, comes fringe/rare events, which will be reported on.
The important question is: will less people die with Waymo cars than without them? All logic and reason point towards "less people will die," but evidence is needed.
The one thing we can be sure of: when people DO die with SDCs, it will be HEAVILY reported on, even though thousands die daily on the roads due to preventable, human error, which is rarely reported on.