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Given how bad humans are at driving cars safely, it is unfortunate that we are holding self-driving cars to a higher standard than we hold humans. It will caus
by roguecoder 13y ago
Given how bad humans are at driving cars safely, it is unfortunate that we are holding self-driving cars to a higher standard than we hold humans. It will cause needless loss of life.
- DannyBee 13y agoYes. Given that people also generally believe they drive safely, what is happening is that they are basically trying to hold them to the standard people believe (incorrectly) they are currently at.
- tokenizer 13y agoRegardless of how bad I or someone driving around me is, I would rather have complete control. If I'm going to relinquish that control, then the alternative better be superb. This is one of those paradigms where we need software engineering to be flawless, which history can tell us, is never the case. Not disagreeing with you just offering an opinion which is more centered and cautious.
- ceejayoz 13y agoI'd personally like to have complete control... but it's balanced by the fact that I'd rather most of the other drivers I encounter not have that control.
- acavailhez 13y agoMostly people look at self driving cars in the light of "Would I be better driving my vehicle?" I like to look a it from the other direction "Would I be better if everyone had a self-driven car?"
- usea 13y agoIf you have ever been a passenger in a car, you have given up that control to an entity which is likely far less safe than the software option. (still need to see the data this was based on)
- 3JPLW 13y agoYes, you've given up control. But you've traded it for trust. While Google's cars may have a flawless record, trust is an emotional thing. It's a long slow road for self-driving cars to earn our trust, even if they should already deserve it.
- tokenizer 13y agoThanks for understanding what I was trying to say.
- mikeash 13y agoI'm not sure I'd describe preferring control over safety would really qualify as "more centered and cautious". I understand that a lot of people are more concerned about control than safety (e.g. tons of people who are more afraid to fly than to drive, even though it's vastly safer), but it's a clearly irrational preference.
- EliRivers 13y agoEveryone around you would rather you didn't. Where should your liberty end when it puts others at risk?
- thedrbrian 13y agoThat's because people have liability and machines do not.