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Uh, it switches back to self driving?
by zug_zug 4y ago
Uh, it switches back to self driving?
- wpietri 4y agoI honestly think that's a reasonable reply. It's pretty clear that with Waymo the first response is to fail safe: when in doubt, pull over and ask for help. I was expecting that the help could include a semi-assisted remote override mode. The remote support would not be turning the wheel and pressing the gas, but giving it higher-level overrides, like "do a u-turn here". So in that case if it loses touch it's reasonable to resume traveling if it now can or once again pull over and ask for help.
- tialaramex 4y agoRemote Waymo support can reach into the car's model of the world to a limited extent to resolve problems, but if the situation is just screwed then it makes sense to have a human driver take over rather than waste the passenger's time while somebody futzes with the model for an unknown length of time.
- sumeno 4y agoIf it was in a position where it could safely self drive it already would be
- IshKebab 4y agoIt wouldn't need to be able to safely drive itself, just safely pull over.
- joshribakoff 4y agoLeaving a passenger in a stopped car in the middle of an intersection is not safe. And your logic is circular, the car hypothetically fails and calls for remote assistance, and the link gets cut, the car “safe stops” and youre right back at square one and need to send someone out still. I dont think its as easy as youre characterizing
- IshKebab 4y ago> you're right back at square one and need to send someone out still. So either you're no worse off, or the link is fine and you don't need to send someone out at all. Sounds pretty good to me!
- sumeno 4y agoOr the link cuts out in the middle of the dangerous maneuver the car decided it can't handle and now it can't safely pull over. Like I said originally, if it was safe for the car to be driving itself it already would be.