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Humans are wired to need stimulation. Putting someone in a self-driving car for hours on end with nothing to do but watch the road - but not drive - is inhumane
by rendall 5y ago
Humans are wired to need stimulation. Putting someone in a self-driving car for hours on end with nothing to do but watch the road - but not drive - is inhumane.
- sneak 5y agoI don't believe this to be the case. In any case, it is insane and negligent to watch TV whilst on the job as a safety supervisor, no matter how inhumane or boring your job may be.
- rendall 5y ago> it is insane and negligent... Perhaps, but irrelevant. It sounds like if you were in charge of safety for these cars, you would be just fine with firing this person, replacing them with someone else who promises not to do the same, and call it solved. We believe that likely will not solve the problem whether or not the monitor abides by their promise not to watch TV. The conditions are inherently unsafe, because no human being can sit passively without stimulation and remain alert enough to respond in a literal split second, quickly enough to avert an accident, for hours on end.