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Well, yea, actually it would. Because the vehicle would detect the movement long before I do. And even in that situation, hit the brakes is the right answer.
by afternooner 12y ago
Well, yea, actually it would. Because the vehicle would detect the movement long before I do. And even in that situation, hit the brakes is the right answer.
- kijin 12y ago@NPC82 claimed that the car would never need to decide to hit anything. And I disagree. Just because braking is the obvious "right answer" doesn't mean that there's nothing to decide. Modern cars have electronic stability control, which allows steering even while braking hard. In fact, it would be irresponsible for an autonomous car not to consider exercising that option in addition to braking. But as soon as it considers steering, it needs to decide what (or whom) to aim for.
- afternooner 12y agoNo, it really doesn't. Humans don't make that decision very well, hence why motor vehicle accidents are such a high rate of death. You're framing this as a false dichotomy. The car has to hit A or B. If all the sensors are working, it won't have to hit anything, it will break.