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> I'd feel safe if an executive who OKs a software update that kills someone risks significant jail time. If that means no self driving cars for 20 more years t
by moduspol 5y ago
> I'd feel safe if an executive who OKs a software update that kills someone risks significant jail time. If that means no self driving cars for 20 more years then I am totally fine with that.
The status quo is 139 people dying every day in the US in traffic accidents.
If we replaced all cars with self-driving ones, an executive could approve a software update every single day that kills only 100 and it could very well still be a net benefit to society.
These discussions always seem to implicitly presume that we're currently at zero deaths. We're not--we just don't hear about them. Every year we delay self driving cars is more people dying, not fewer.
- pydry 5y ago>These discussions always seem to implicitly presume that we're currently at zero deaths. I never presumed that and never would. I do presume that if we watered down criminal liability for reckless driving then we'd get way, way more than 139. The current regulatory framework surrounding self driving cars is rather like making drink driving subject to a $30 fine. I would be surprised if it starts out safer than humans.