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Prediction: at some point, there will be an accident involving an autonomous car. The event data recorder (aka the "black box") will indicate that the human op
by adriand 15y ago
Prediction: at some point, there will be an accident involving an autonomous car. The event data recorder (aka the "black box") will indicate that the human operator took control of the vehicle before the accident occurred. The driver/passenger, however, will claim this was not true, and a lawsuit will commence where there will be claims that the EDR was hacked or that the car manufacturer/software provider modified the EDR to falsely blame the human in the event of an accident.
- brnstz 15y agoMore generally, how can we evaluate an autonomous car's effectiveness in avoiding an accident, if there is always a human sitting in the driver's seat? I think most drivers would instinctively take control of the car if they felt in danger, whether or not it's statistically in their interest.
- blake8086 15y agoWon't the driver perhaps claim the vehicle was going to crash and they attempted to stop it?