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To be clear, the impossibility of perfection is no excuse for reckless behavior. For example, if your system cannot reliably detect stationary obstacles blockin
by mannykannot 7y ago
To be clear, the impossibility of perfection is no excuse for reckless behavior. For example, if your system cannot reliably detect stationary obstacles blocking its path, and you are relying on the driver to save the situation, you should be using all the available technology to ensure that the driver is, at all times, alert and paying attention to the road.
- zaroth 7y agoYou have to appreciate that a system which increases your overall safety but that comes with so much overbearing annoyance that users refuse to use it is itself useless. If NHTSA mandates driver attention management systems in all cars then this calculus changes. If the driver attention management system is only required while AutoPilot is on, then the requirement is actually counter-productive to overall safety, e.g. results in increased deaths.
- mannykannot 7y agoThis reply ignores the very significant fact that Tesla's autopilot, and any other with similar capabilities, both enables and invites the driver to not pay attention to the extent that Tesla itself insists is necessary for the safe operation of the vehicle. If actually conforming to what Tesla says is necessary is too much of an annoyance, it is not ready to be on the road.