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> As with many of things related to self-driving cars, the target doesn't have to be "perfection" so much as "better than people on average". I have an issue w
by cycomanic 4y ago
> As with many of things related to self-driving cars, the target doesn't have to be "perfection" so much as "better than people on average".
I have an issue with that argument, because it's typically being used together with highly disingenuous statistics (like Teslas our FSD has less accidents per mile than normal drivers) to give the impression that autonomous driving is anywhere close to being "better than people on average". This is just not the case at least not in any region with a broad variety of weather conditions.
> Human drivers do dumb things in large groups all the time, like highway pileups in bad weather, or rubbernecking traffic jams.
Considering that most autonomous driving doesn't even work in really bad weather, I'd argue that humans are still much better despite the pileups.
- vasilipupkin 4y agoAutonomous driving is stil in development.But it is getting better. in 5-10 years it is likely to be better than an average human driver.
- runarberg 4y agoI feel like people have been saying that for the last 5-10 years. What makes you believe the next 5-10 years will be any different?
- BurningFrog 4y ago> "This is just not the case" Got any facts behind that assertion?
- oconnor663 4y ago> I have an issue with that argument, because it's typically being used together with highly disingenuous statistics Agreed. I think the argument is ultimately true, but it's also easy to abuse with bad stats, and being skeptical of each new claim that we've "crossed the line" is a good idea.