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It would certainly change the dynamic of the "chicken" game at 4 way stop sign intersections. I remember previously reading that Tesla tried to add the "roll fo

It would certainly change the dynamic of the "chicken" game at 4 way stop sign intersections. I remember previously reading that Tesla tried to add the "roll forward slowly to assert your turn" function but was snubbed by NHTSA. Now one could know they can just cut off the Mercedes and it will stop?

gnicholas 3y ago
Hypothetically, yes. But Mercedes’ tech only works on certain roads, which may not have stop lights or stop signs.
- worthless-trash 3y ago
  Great, so now we need to think about how AI is going to act.
  - gnicholas 3y ago
    This is inevitable. With human drivers, I check to see if they are looking at me, or at least in my direction, before turning across them. There will need to be some way for autonomous vehicles to signal to other drivers, pedestrians, etc. that the vehicle know they’re there.
    - ungamedplayer 3y ago
      This cuts right to the crux of the problem. I love the way that you phrased it. I do not think that a single light can portray the complexity that we look for in the current situation.
      - gnicholas 3y ago
        You're right, especially because a vehicle has to engage with a number of drivers simultaneously. I can tell where a driver is looking, and I can see that he's looking at me. While a vehicle could have some sort of indicator that say "I see you", it's somewhat harder to imagine how this would work when there are many other cars around (including a mix of AVs and human-driven vehicles). I would guess that at some point cars will communicate directly with each other, and a light might appear on the dash to indicate that a vehicle is aware of your presence/intention. That way human drivers would know that it's safe to maneuver around the AVs whose paths he might cross. But it will probably be a decade before this sort of stuff is worked out, at the earliest.
      - creer 3y ago
        Good point. A robot head then. Sticking up from the hood. With a bunch of arms and making pistol signs at all the pedestrians around him. See Johnny Cab except of course one inside to chat the passengers (turned toward the passengers then in chat mode, and deflated in privacy mode), and one on the hood to make pedestrians feel safe.
        worthless-trash 3y ago
        This will live rent free in my head forever. Thanks!

gnicholas 3y ago

Hypothetically, yes. But Mercedes’ tech only works on certain roads, which may not have stop lights or stop signs.

worthless-trash 3y ago
Great, so now we need to think about how AI is going to act.
- gnicholas 3y ago
  This is inevitable. With human drivers, I check to see if they are looking at me, or at least in my direction, before turning across them. There will need to be some way for autonomous vehicles to signal to other drivers, pedestrians, etc. that the vehicle know they’re there.
  - ungamedplayer 3y ago
    This cuts right to the crux of the problem. I love the way that you phrased it. I do not think that a single light can portray the complexity that we look for in the current situation.
    - gnicholas 3y ago
      You're right, especially because a vehicle has to engage with a number of drivers simultaneously. I can tell where a driver is looking, and I can see that he's looking at me. While a vehicle could have some sort of indicator that say "I see you", it's somewhat harder to imagine how this would work when there are many other cars around (including a mix of AVs and human-driven vehicles). I would guess that at some point cars will communicate directly with each other, and a light might appear on the dash to indicate that a vehicle is aware of your presence/intention. That way human drivers would know that it's safe to maneuver around the AVs whose paths he might cross. But it will probably be a decade before this sort of stuff is worked out, at the earliest.
    - creer 3y ago
      Good point. A robot head then. Sticking up from the hood. With a bunch of arms and making pistol signs at all the pedestrians around him. See Johnny Cab except of course one inside to chat the passengers (turned toward the passengers then in chat mode, and deflated in privacy mode), and one on the hood to make pedestrians feel safe.
      - worthless-trash 3y ago
        This will live rent free in my head forever. Thanks!