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That's one factor contributing to fear of flying, though with a car you can stop and get out at least. Edit: Also, I think that many of the casualties resultin

That's one factor contributing to fear of flying, though with a car you can stop and get out at least. Edit: Also, I think that many of the casualties resulting from autonomous vehicles will be situations that humans could have easily avoided (vs. lots of saved situations where humans couldn't have done anything).

Cthulhu_ 4y ago
I'm sure there's numbers, but a quick listicle says that most accidents are caused by distracted driving (e.g. using phones), reckless / aggressive driving, and driving drunk. Those aren't solved by automatic driving per se, but mitigated. But then, aggressive drivers will be the last ones to put the autopilot on I'm sure, they're also the ones that will insist on the agency aspect of driving.
- Mountain_Skies 4y ago
  Since by nature autonomous driving requires the use of cameras and other data collection devices, how long will it take for the most aggressive drivers to be bleed poor by having streets full of autonomous vehicle reporting an aggressive driver? Plus, insurance companies are sure to want to use that data to determine fault, likely reversing the trend of no-fault laws. Seems like those who drive manually for the purpose for driving aggressively will be outnumbered and snitched to poverty by those who accept the more sedate driving habits of their vehicle.
- wnkrshm 4y ago
  I'm not saying that there couldn't be a huge reduction in accidents by autonomous vehicles but that the few accidents that do happen may be so inexplicably tragic and mind-numbingly preventable for a human driver, that selling the shift may be difficult. This would not just affect the adoption of autonomous vehicles but all kinds of automated systems without direct human oversight. If the system makes too many mistakes a human would catch but prevents many mistakes a human wouldn't, the best of both worlds is to have a human in the loop and catch all the mistakes that can be made.

Cthulhu_ 4y ago

I'm sure there's numbers, but a quick listicle says that most accidents are caused by distracted driving (e.g. using phones), reckless / aggressive driving, and driving drunk. Those aren't solved by automatic driving per se, but mitigated. But then, aggressive drivers will be the last ones to put the autopilot on I'm sure, they're also the ones that will insist on the agency aspect of driving.

Mountain_Skies 4y ago
Since by nature autonomous driving requires the use of cameras and other data collection devices, how long will it take for the most aggressive drivers to be bleed poor by having streets full of autonomous vehicle reporting an aggressive driver? Plus, insurance companies are sure to want to use that data to determine fault, likely reversing the trend of no-fault laws. Seems like those who drive manually for the purpose for driving aggressively will be outnumbered and snitched to poverty by those who accept the more sedate driving habits of their vehicle.
wnkrshm 4y ago
I'm not saying that there couldn't be a huge reduction in accidents by autonomous vehicles but that the few accidents that do happen may be so inexplicably tragic and mind-numbingly preventable for a human driver, that selling the shift may be difficult. This would not just affect the adoption of autonomous vehicles but all kinds of automated systems without direct human oversight. If the system makes too many mistakes a human would catch but prevents many mistakes a human wouldn't, the best of both worlds is to have a human in the loop and catch all the mistakes that can be made.