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> but from a simple hack that literally any miscreant could pull off in seconds and successfully run away from without any risk to themselves Without any risk
by nomel 3y ago
> but from a simple hack that literally any miscreant could pull off in seconds and successfully run away from without any risk to themselves
Without any risk to themselves, or anyone else.
I don't think anyone will see this point of "not enough testing", when a car should not continue with a stop sign, road cone, or human on the hood, under any condition. I think most everyone will see this as expected and desired behavior, with a clear demonstration of safe handling of a dumb situation caused by some angry idiots.
Here's a question for anyone with this perspective: What should a fully tested, fully qualified, car do in this situation?
I see the "correct" answer as: immediately disable automation, and prompt a human for remote control.
What's your "correct" answer?
This is all opinion that could only be settled be a poll of those who became aware of this situation. I'm having trouble finding any, but this one from NY [1].
[1] https://observer.com/2014/12/majority-of-new-yorkers-want-protesters-to-stop-blocking-traffic-poll/ https://observer.com/2014/12/majority-of-new-yorkers-want-pr...
- saulpw 3y ago> Here's a question for anyone with this perspective: What should a fully tested, fully qualified, car do in this situation? Okay, fine: it should deploy an embedded all-purpose maintenance drone to exit the vehicle and move the cone to a safe and out-of-the-way location. It's a good thought experiment, and I think goes to show that we can't really have Level 5 Autonomous Vehicles without an embedded all-purpose maintenance drone. I mean the dream is for humanless robotaxis to drive themselves to their next fare, right? They shouldn't need a human to come out in order to remove a harmless 5-pound object. I mean how about any number of other things that might happen onto its hood? A plastic bag, or a half-eaten happy meal? These are routine urban annoyances that require 15 seconds of attention and an eyeroll at most.