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Kind of funny that it is assumed that a human-operated vehicle would be more prompt in getting out of the way. Yesterday, walking in my city I saw an ambulance
by xigency 3y ago
Kind of funny that it is assumed that a human-operated vehicle would be more prompt in getting out of the way. Yesterday, walking in my city I saw an ambulance stuck at an intersection for over a minute because of confused drivers and a police vehicle blocking the road.
I think the fact that the vehicles stop is better. Emergency vehicles can use any lane even for opposite traffic - so go around them.
Meanwhile, Teslas seem to target emergency vehicles for ramming at max speed.
- living_room_pc 3y ago> Kind of funny that it is assumed that a human-operated vehicle would be more prompt in getting out of the way. Honestly I think it is silly to assume not. People (in general) have a pretty good intuition if EMS is coming their way. Beyond that, this is a commercial service that is to be rolled out en-masse, it has to be better than the average human or else you will have lawsuits left and right. > I think the fact that the vehicles stop is better. Emergency vehicles can use any lane even for opposite traffic - so go around them. That is not a tenable solution.
- xigency 3y agoAgree to disagree. Many people do not realize they should move at all when there are sirens and lights, even directly behind them. And a stationary vehicle is quite predictable. It seems highly unlikely a fleet of self driving vehicles could block all oncoming and opposing lanes of traffic. But what do I know. I’m just some guy.