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"The incidents include running through yellow emergency tape, blocking firehouse driveways and refusing to move for first responders." I don't really think the

"The incidents include running through yellow emergency tape, blocking firehouse driveways and refusing to move for first responders." I don't really think they need to be any clearer if these are the types of issues first responders are facing. The first time a driverless car ran through emergency tape, that company should have lost all rights to continue running tests.

3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago
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raisedbyninjas 3y ago
"The cars can be updated to make way for emergency vehicles too." It's an interesting problem. Here's a special case where the system can ignore traffic laws and expect other cars to ignore traffic laws too. It should also be sure it's a legitimate emergency vehicle, not a mall security car, or just a bad actor with flashing lights.
NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
Yeah, I think that emergency vehicles and responders should receive subsidized equipment that will interface with SDCs on a technological level. I don't think it's a good idea to map out every incident; that would reduce OpSec for the responders and make them more vulnerable, not less. But it seems that short-range transponders are a good idea. Put one in every fire truck, ambulance and police vehicle. Portable beacons could be set up to establish a perimeter. Unfortuntately, SDCs are not able to recognize conventional symbols that first responders use. First responders have been caught without corresponding tech, and this is negligence on the part of the developers and manufacturers of SDCs. If they expect to deploy SDCs everywhere, then start upgrading the tech infrastructure everywhere to accomodate them, because their inferior sensors and poor judgement is what's causing them to fail in this natural world of human-oriented signs and symbols.
- orwin 3y ago
  Robotaxi companies will pay for that, or will they be subsidized by the taxpayers?

3cats-in-a-coat 3y ago

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raisedbyninjas 3y ago

"The cars can be updated to make way for emergency vehicles too." It's an interesting problem. Here's a special case where the system can ignore traffic laws and expect other cars to ignore traffic laws too. It should also be sure it's a legitimate emergency vehicle, not a mall security car, or just a bad actor with flashing lights.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago

Yeah, I think that emergency vehicles and responders should receive subsidized equipment that will interface with SDCs on a technological level. I don't think it's a good idea to map out every incident; that would reduce OpSec for the responders and make them more vulnerable, not less. But it seems that short-range transponders are a good idea. Put one in every fire truck, ambulance and police vehicle. Portable beacons could be set up to establish a perimeter. Unfortuntately, SDCs are not able to recognize conventional symbols that first responders use. First responders have been caught without corresponding tech, and this is negligence on the part of the developers and manufacturers of SDCs. If they expect to deploy SDCs everywhere, then start upgrading the tech infrastructure everywhere to accomodate them, because their inferior sensors and poor judgement is what's causing them to fail in this natural world of human-oriented signs and symbols.

orwin 3y ago
Robotaxi companies will pay for that, or will they be subsidized by the taxpayers?