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Warren Stupidity

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5. The disconnect is stunning.

Reply to Human101948 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 05:11 PM

Mar 2016

The standard should be"significantly safer than human".

But instead what will happen is"incremental autonomy", until the human at the wheel is about as useful as a toddler with one of those car seat dashboards.

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'Someone is going to die': experts warn lawmakers over self-driving cars [View all] Eugene Mar 2016 OP

That would ruin our perfect driving record! Human101948 Mar 2016 #1

The disconnect is stunning. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #5

"private sector saying that standards would slow progress" arcane1 Mar 2016 #2

FFS, 'progress' SHOULD be slowed! elleng Mar 2016 #4

As opposed to the current 0% auto related fatality rate. -eom gcomeau Mar 2016 #3

Because that never happens with cars now! villager Mar 2016 #6

Self-driving cars have zero chance where I live. longship Mar 2016 #7

I have no idea why this would be a problem: Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #9

Nope. The self-driving car wouldn't be able to determine where the edge of the road is. longship Mar 2016 #10

If the road is drifted over it would do the same thing you do: stop going forward. Warren Stupidity Mar 2016 #11

Well they have not done the DARPA challenge in winter yet. longship Mar 2016 #12

Self driving cars will give human passengers all the time in the world rurallib Mar 2016 #8