4 ms·
> transportation will get cheaper and faster (no more 8-10 hours driving limit bs) Why do you say that? Somebody is still going to need to be awake at the cont
by objclxt 12y ago
> transportation will get cheaper and faster (no more 8-10 hours driving limit bs)
Why do you say that? Somebody is still going to need to be awake at the controls, at least for the first few decades of self driving tech. There's a reason pilots on planes don't go to sleep when the auto-pilot kicks on.
- hershel 12y agoIt's not a good comparison: flying vs driving have totally different response times(minutes vs seconds). One could even say people can't respond in a good way in seconds , unless they keep full attention at all times, which beats the purpose of self driving cars.
- jotm 12y agoThe driver won't have to be vigilant or even awake for the whole time, only in emergencies. I'm assuming the car would stop or slow down automatically in case of any problem and notify the driver. Good point on the pilots, though I always felt that it's unnecessary for them to stay awake (especially on cargo planes). And it looks like many do fall asleep inflight: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/oukoe-uk-britain-pilots-sleep-idUKBRE98Q0L620131008 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/oukoe-uk-britain-pi... Truckers, on the other hand, need to be alert all the time, falling asleep for even a few minutes can be catastrophic. I'm mostly hoping for fewer human drivers - two drivers/technicians should be enough to drive a whole convoy of trucks between cities/countries.
- Zigurd 12y agoI don't think that will be a hard requirement. A self-driving system will have to be capable of bringing a truck, or a convoy of trucks, to a safe stop in case of an incapacitated "driver" ("operator?"). Bringing an airplane promptly to a safe stop is usually not possible.