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A self-driving car is probably going to be safer in dense traffic, because of the low speeds.
by hermitcrab 3y ago
A self-driving car is probably going to be safer in dense traffic, because of the low speeds.
- unshavedyak 3y agoI imagine it could also make congestion more efficient. I believe a big factor to congestion is human behavior. We at least have good ideas about better ways to drive during congestion.. which humans rarely follow.
- michaelt 3y agoIf your self-driving car lacks the scene understanding to notice a kid's about to run out from behind that truck, chasing that ball - safer to be on the freeway, where there are no kids chasing balls. Or if your self-driving car struggles with tight corners, or complex junctions? You won't see many of those on the freeway. On the other hand, if your self-driving car suffers random failures to stop, unexpected swerving or a propensity to hit into stationary objects - I agree lower speeds would be safer.
- dgellow 3y agoSure but a city is really complicated, you have people crossing, biking, skateboarding. You have delivery trucks blocking the street, construction work, etc.