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the issue is that randomly requiring non-professional drivers to take over during a trip is an underestimated danger. people get accustomed to it working 99% of
by xoxoy 6y ago
the issue is that randomly requiring non-professional drivers to take over during a trip is an underestimated danger. people get accustomed to it working 99% of the time and get lazy - then the 1% it fails and the driver is asleep or distracted or watching a movie and becomes a major safety issue.
ex all the horror stories of distracted Tesla drivers using autopilot like full autonomous driving today.
- ghaff 6y agoFurthermore, if you stipulate hand-offs will sometimes be needed, you now can't use the car for many of the use cases that proponents want because you need a competent adult driver to take over. And, yes, people imagine scenarios like remote drivers taking over. That seems a very difficult problem--especially if the situation is such that the autopilot is confused.