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Are driverless cars are a solution in search of a problem or a problem in search of a solution? I think the latter. The problem is psychological and and the sol
by morpheos137 4y ago
Are driverless cars are a solution in search of a problem or a problem in search of a solution? I think the latter. The problem is psychological and and the solution is for people to grow up. Technology is no where near the state necessary to navigate the real world, because it has no model of the real world comparable to the human brain. Competent adults who have looked into this problem understand this. The "driverless" phenomenon is a fascinating case study in how dumb investors can be when cheap money is coupled with baseless mass delusion.
Cars are not smart in 2023. They can't be because the technology does not exist, for example, for a robot to reliably recognize and flexibly respond to open ended an emergency situation in the real world the way a human can.
Maybe some situations can be some of the time but not any where near the rate a competent driver can.
The principals of so called self-driving company's should be held personally liable for accidents if the technology is so great. Because that is what happens to human drivers who commit infractions.
- cipheredStones 4y ago> The problem is psychological and the solution is for people to grow up. To quote a popular Tumblr post, "If your solution to some problem relies on “If everyone would just…” then you do not have a solution. Everyone is not going to just. At not time in the history of the universe has everyone just, and they’re not going to start now." Human flaws are not going to go away any time soon, and you probably can't improve the overall quality of human driving on any scale less than decades. Whether or not they're useful right now, driverless cars are promising because the technology improves over time.