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Even simply coming to a safe halt is problematic. What if some troll traps a self-driving car with a few empty cardboard boxes?
by georgemcbay 14y ago
Even simply coming to a safe halt is problematic. What if some troll traps a self-driving car with a few empty cardboard boxes?
- Retric 14y agoIt stays still until someone removes them. If it's a cab it's more than likely to simply call for help.
- georgemcbay 14y agoAnd while it is still, it is now an obstacle for other empty self driving cars. Soon the troll has blocked an entire intersection or freeway using a combination of empty boxes and other trapped self-driving cars. You underestimate the effort a good troll would be willing to put into this.
- rictic 14y agoThere are lots of simple things that one could do to a roadway to impede or endanger traffic. Consider, for example, the danger of leaving something sharp or slick on a tight turn where people often speed. I've thought about this for a few years, and as near as I can tell it's either much harder than it seems, or there are fewer vandals than I'd have expected.