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Because not all cars are self-driving or have the ability to access this hypothetical database. That will remain the case for likely the next 30 or more years.
by mauvehaus 4y ago
Because not all cars are self-driving or have the ability to access this hypothetical database. That will remain the case for likely the next 30 or more years.
- Macha 4y agoRight, but the cars that are scanning signs and will have the ability to read said code are the ones being suggested that they should consult this database to avoid errors. If they're consulting it to avoid errors, they could just use it directly
- mauvehaus 4y agoNow you have two sources of truth for autonomous and non-autonomous cars. You end up with two groups playing the same game by different rules on the same board simultaneously. Whether or not that's a problem in practice is not clear to me. Among others, taxis, construction vehicles, emergency vehicles, garbage and delivery trucks, municipal busses, school buses, bicycles, motorcycles, and vehicles in funeral processions all play by different rules than the average motorist. This mostly doesn't cause disasters. Of course they're visibly different for the most part and make up a comparatively small percentage of traffic. Ride hailing vehicles might be an interesting point of comparison: they're visibly similar to normal vehicles, comparatively common, and play by something resembling taxi rules.