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But speaking of paying, self driving cars also won't speed, turn right on red without a full stop, etc. Which means traffic tickets would be a thing of the pas
by derekp7 13y ago
But speaking of paying, self driving cars also won't speed, turn right on red without a full stop, etc. Which means traffic tickets would be a thing of the past, along with the revenue they bring in.
- nightski 13y agoAt the same time policing costs would decrease dramatically.
- saraid216 13y agoThat's probably not true. I've gotten the impression that a sizable chunk of police funding comes from speeding tickets. Paying an officer to do something low-risk like camping out next to a road for a shift isn't really expensive. Same with monitoring systems like cameras on traffic lights. Set-up cost is significant, but they probably pay for themselves within a year.
- nightski 13y agoThe initial cost doesn't matter. If an officer doesn't cost much, yet you don't have to pay him any more than that is a 100% decrease in cost. Second I know that the officer is not the only cost involved. What about maintaining a fleet of top of the line vehicles? How about paying all the support personnel such as IT Staff, dispatch, managers, etc? All of the other expensive toys carried around by the chaser?
- saraid216 13y ago> Second I know that the officer is not the only cost involved. What about maintaining a fleet of top of the line vehicles? How about paying all the support personnel such as IT Staff, dispatch, managers, etc? All of the other expensive toys carried around by the chaser? Arguable. It depends on how badly you want [insert autonomous car producer here] to run your local police department from the cloud.
- maxerickson 13y agoI was thinking about this for other reasons (it is beneficial for the auto-car to know about road closures), but a reasonable implementation has the vehicle interpreting rules data provided by the governments where it is operating, so you can do certification by making sure the vehicle 'correctly' interprets a given data set. Having the rules data provided by the government is a fairly straightforward way for the vehicles to work even after the builder repudiates maintenance (maybe that is better said as 'to continue to work longer after', but whatever). (I'm not worried about the cloud, hand-wringing and paranoia are going to make these things at least function independently or keep them off the road altogether)
- nlew 13y agoWho is responsible for paying the fine if the self-driving car breaks the law?
- erichurkman 13y agoCurrently, the driver.
- noonespecial 13y agoFour people are in the car, two friends, and two people who are on the title and regs. There is no steering wheel. Whose license do the points go on?
- erichurkman 13y agoCurrently, that situation isn't possible, as self-driving cars still require an attentive driver who can take over at any time. In the future? That's a hard question, and I'm sure however the legal system deals with it first will be wholly unfair and illogical. It'll be a battle between car owners, manufacturers, state and federal bodies, cities and counties, certification and safety agencies, etc.
- jrockway 13y agoProbably the same person that gets points when they cause an accident with their bicycle: i.e., nobody, because you don't get points for that.
- mcintyre1994 13y agoAre we talking push bikes? At least in the UK you don't need a license for that anyway. I guess it's possible you wouldn't need a license for a self-driving car, but while regulations demand a fit driver who can control the vehicle that won't be the case.
- jrockway 13y ago
- VLM 13y agoDriving while black, failure to provide proof of ..., tail light out. If a cop declares "your" car's driving was reckless or too fast for conditions, how exactly do you fight that in court?