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False positives are dangerous, because cars stopping suddenly and unexpectedly can be dangerous. The engineers probably were right to disable that, if the false
by jbay808 6y ago
False positives are dangerous, because cars stopping suddenly and unexpectedly can be dangerous. The engineers probably were right to disable that, if the false positive rate was too high.
- GeorgeTirebiter 6y agoIF the engineers told the driver, "Hey, we disabled pretty much all the safety features on your vehicle because we can't figure out how to make them work -- so be Extra Careful!!!" --- well, maybe. But shifting the blame onto a low-wage worker to shield Corporate Hubris seems....wrong.
- true_religion 6y agoIt's not any more responsibility than any other low wage work would have as a driver. You can put someone in a car without collision avoidance or even anti lock brakes, and it's okay to ask the driver to use their own skill and judgment instead.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoI think GP is talking about the OEM system that shipped with the car. Considering that their false positive rates are so low as to not annoy human drivers I don't see why they disabled it.
- akira2501 6y ago> The engineers probably were right to disable that, if the false positive rate was too high. This isn't a binary. They can also choose to stop the public test of a vehicle they can't adequately control.