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Would you be ok with a computer that augments your own driving (similar to those cars that automatically brake when they sense an accident)? If so, then it's ju

Would you be ok with a computer that augments your own driving (similar to those cars that automatically brake when they sense an accident)? If so, then it's just a matter of continuously improving on this augmentation. Even if it never reaches the level where you can truly step away from the wheel while the computer drives 100 miles in rush hour traffic, attaching an AI to help avoid accidents in many common situations still sounds revolutionary. I forsee something similar to a plane's autopilot -- where it greatly reduces user error yet sometimes still needs a human to take over when it doesn't know what to do.

to3m 14y ago
We are being promised a self-driving car. Either it drives itself, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, it's not what it claims. And if it does, what are the driving aids for?! That's like wearing a hat indoors.
- doomslice 14y ago
  Who promised you that? To me it's not a binary yes/no on whether this project is successful. Even a marginal reduction in the number of accidents will save lots of money and lives -- even if you still end up behind the wheel helping it along.
- peteretep 14y ago
  http://www.gizmag.com/volvo-s60-pedestrian-safety-system/13589/ http://www.gizmag.com/volvo-s60-pedestrian-safety-system/135...
w0utert 14y ago
That's exactly what I think will be the future: AI-assisted cars, not AI-driving cars. But I don't think it will progress beyond that, for the simple fact that I think it's either all or nothing. You cannot build a car that drives itself sometimes, but still needs someone to take the wheel every now and then. People will stop paying attention to driving which will inevitably lead to accidents when they have to take over from the AI. It more or less defeats the purpose of a 'car that drives itself' anyway. Don't get me wrong by the way, I'm not 'against self-driving cars' or anything, I simply think it can't be done. Not unless we replace all road infrastructure with something that supports autonomous vehicles, and introduce some form of centralized traffic control, ie: more like air traffic.

to3m 14y ago

We are being promised a self-driving car. Either it drives itself, or it doesn't. If it doesn't, it's not what it claims. And if it does, what are the driving aids for?! That's like wearing a hat indoors.

doomslice 14y ago
Who promised you that? To me it's not a binary yes/no on whether this project is successful. Even a marginal reduction in the number of accidents will save lots of money and lives -- even if you still end up behind the wheel helping it along.
peteretep 14y ago
http://www.gizmag.com/volvo-s60-pedestrian-safety-system/13589/ http://www.gizmag.com/volvo-s60-pedestrian-safety-system/135...

w0utert 14y ago

That's exactly what I think will be the future: AI-assisted cars, not AI-driving cars. But I don't think it will progress beyond that, for the simple fact that I think it's either all or nothing. You cannot build a car that drives itself sometimes, but still needs someone to take the wheel every now and then. People will stop paying attention to driving which will inevitably lead to accidents when they have to take over from the AI. It more or less defeats the purpose of a 'car that drives itself' anyway. Don't get me wrong by the way, I'm not 'against self-driving cars' or anything, I simply think it can't be done. Not unless we replace all road infrastructure with something that supports autonomous vehicles, and introduce some form of centralized traffic control, ie: more like air traffic.