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> make stupid mistakes that inconvenience emergency services a lot more Maybe. But human drivers already do this way more than I would expect. I’ve seen emerge
by LeafItAlone 3y ago
> make stupid mistakes that inconvenience emergency services a lot more
Maybe. But human drivers already do this way more than I would expect. I’ve seen emergency vehicles stopped and blocked by human drivers who are either paralyzed with uncertainty of what to do or selfishness (no way of knowing what’s going through their minds).
- mlyle 3y agoThey're both guesses based on incomplete data. But it sure looks like self-driving cars are still a fair bit worse on the second. The whole "fail safe" thing is great for overall safety but bad for doing something reasonable in these edge situations.
- jonas21 3y ago> But it sure looks like self-driving cars are still a fair bit worse on the second. How so? We hear about the self-driving car incidents because they're required to write up reports whenever something happens (and it also makes for a good news story). That's not the case with human drivers.
- mlyle 3y agoWe're generating a whole lot more videos and fire department complaints about Cruise vehicles doing bad things at emergency scenes than you'd expect for such a small number of vehicles. It's also the least structured portion with the least clear rules than any other part of the driving task, so it stands to reason it would be worse.
- galeso 3y agoIn 2022 there was about one formal complaint per week. Hopefully, there has been a reduction in 2023. My solution, would be to have free or low-cost self-driving (to keep the cost down) buses and ban cars including taxis. That should move a lot of people and clear out the streets.