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> What happens when there's construction and a construction worker gives confusing instructions to follow? Indeed and I believe this is one of the primary fail
by ModernMech 5y ago
> What happens when there's construction and a construction worker gives confusing instructions to follow?
Indeed and I believe this is one of the primary failings of the nascent self-driving car industry; driving is seen as an engineering challenge, rather than an engineering and social challenge. When viewed solely as an engineering challenge, the task is daunting enough, but maybe tractable if you squint and target only a subset of driving conditions. But add in the social component of driving, which is largely being ignored by this new industry, and it's really impossible with today's technology.
- dml2135 5y agoAnother example I saw on HN before: What happens when the tech is good enough to 100% avoid sudden pedestrian collisions, so pedestrians wise up and realize they can just jaywalk in front of any self driving car with impunity? Especially in dense areas like NYC, you can solve the safety problem, but that may require these cars to drive too passively to ever get anywhere.
- mywittyname 5y agoPerhaps that will the push needed to finally separate pedestrian and vehicle traffic. Even in NYC, pedestrians are largely treated as meat sponges who are going to lose the fight with a vehicle. It's much worse in other, less walkable cities. When you put the shoe on the other foot, and give the power to the pedestrian, drivers will absolutely push to get more places to drive where pedestrians aren't allowed.