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Continuing your analysis - vehicles magically switched to this system overnight and the system only killed 100 people per day. Huge win. But then you find out t
by jmpman 3y ago
Continuing your analysis - vehicles magically switched to this system overnight and the system only killed 100 people per day. Huge win. But then you find out that the drivers of those 100 daily accidents were all browsing their phone when the accidents happened. Would we ban phone usage while using autopilot? And if we did ban phone usage while using autopilot, and someone was using their phone… should they go to jail?
I expect the 125 people who are killed today have a high factor of alcohol being involved, and our society doesn’t take drunk driving lightly. Those drivers would certainly go to jail. Why would phone use be any more accepted if the death rate suddenly dropped to 124, or, as in your hypothetical situation, 100?
- wilg 3y agoWhat? Phone usage is already banned while driving, period. Also, along with other Autopilot distractions, it is also detected by the cabin camera and it can kick you from using it. So I guess the answer to your questions are yes and yes?
- friend_and_foe 3y agoSo the goal here is not 100% full autonomy?
- wilg 3y agoNo clue what we're talking about anymore.
- friend_and_foe 3y agoIf the goal is full autonomy then people using their phones while the automobile is driving have no impact whatsoever on the accident when that goal is reached, if laws banning distraction suffice for you to solve problems then your goal is not full autonomy, in which case what's the point of any of it? When full autonomy is reached, I expect that 100% of accidents will occur when passengers are busy letting the car do the driving, so that correlation would be meaningless.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoThe goal is saving lives.