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> It's easy to blame the driver, until you consider whether or not the premise of a "partially automated self driving car" is fit for the road. It is not possib
by bartread 5y ago
> It's easy to blame the driver, until you consider whether or not the premise of a "partially automated self driving car" is fit for the road. It is not possible to both "stay alert" to anywhere near the same degree required for manual driving, and let an automated navigation system take control.
This is a poor argument. Aeroplane autopilots were "partial automation" for decades - possibly still are for all I know - and yet have been considered fit for purpose. But the responsibility lies with the driver to ensure the vehicle is travelling safely, same as it does with the pilot of a plane.
- tomxor 5y agoThat's a poor comparison, autopilot is a borrowed name. Planes are not cars, there are no intersections in the air, collision avoidance is a slower game unlike in a car. Additionally, in aviation automation has been around for a long time even though the challenges are more primitive... and they recognised early on that it is instinctual for the pilot to mentally disengage when systems become more automated, as a result this is an integral part of pilot training - it's not part of driving tests or learning to drive despite being an instinct you have to unintuitively fight against, and yet manoeuvring decisions and hazard awareness and response happens at a lot faster rate in a car than in an airliner. In other words, automation does affect the pilot in aviation, but arguably less... and even then, they explicitly train for it to fight the instinct to disengage.