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I do think Cruise's responses to stuck cars needs work but problems with emergency vehicles and drivers happens all the time. I remember an ambulance was right
by robswc 3y ago
I do think Cruise's responses to stuck cars needs work but problems with emergency vehicles and drivers happens all the time.
I remember an ambulance was right behind me at an intersection. The right turning lane was free but it was right behind me. I got really uncomfortable because I had 0 idea what to do, if I was supposed to basically break the law and go into the intersection on red so that it could get by. After a few seconds, I decide to pull into the right lane but I guess the ambulance driver had the same exact idea at the same exact time and almost read-ended me. So then I get back into the other lane and he goes through the right lane just fine, like he could have the whole time. I'm not blaming anyone btw, maybe he thought the light would change soon or something.
I wanted to get out of the way, but I had no idea what way the ambulance wanted to go. In my mind, if it wanted to go forwards, it just had to get into the right lane and run the red light (which ofc they can do). I think everyone was equally confused because everyone else just sorta froze to let it go by in the right lane.
- Clent 3y agoYou did the wrong thing. You should have moved to right. It's not your responsibility to predict where the ambulance wants to go or do the wrong thing because everyone else is doing the wrong thing.
- robswc 3y ago>You should have moved to right. If I did that then the ambulance would have been totally blocked, unless _all_ the cars in front of me also did that (they didn't) or if they pulled into the intersection on red. If I did that, then I would have to pull into the intersection on red after moving to the right lane. I have no idea if you're supposed to run a red light if an ambulance is behind you and I didn't want to take my chances. What are the rules for that in Virginia, doing a quick google search I can't find them?
- pjscott 3y agoYeah, this is the thing that bothers me about people's response to robo-taxis. They're not compared to human drivers, who make mistakes all the time. They're compared to a theoretical ideal of perfection, and people get outraged when they inevitably fall short. The problems with the status quo are easy to overlook, just a normal part of life that everybody has come to accept -- but the problems with any attempted change are headline news.
- nobodyandproud 3y agoThe counter-position: Civil and criminally-negligent accountability for robo-taxis are unproven, untested, and unclear. Being corporate-owned and run, who goes to prison for vehicular negligence? Will fines be collected and too many violations lead to revocation of license? When accidents with autonomous cars are blamed on humans (and they are), why are key details like inhuman and unexpected behavior by the autonomous car omitted? People are acting rationally here.
- robswc 3y agoYep. The other day when one ran into concrete, everyone was laughing saying "its so dumb how could it do such a thing" but that has happened TWICE in my town over the last few years. It's not good though, not at all... its just blown out of proportion, imo. They really need a way for someone to remotely move it like 5 feet or something lol