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RE: Self driving cars and morality

RJS (undefined) posted this on Wednesday, 1st November 2017, 08:09

Kind of related, autopilot (where the user is expected to take over in case of an emergency) not a good idea (kind of obvious if you think about it for 10 seconds)...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-autos-self-driving/google-ditched-autopilot-driving-feature-after-test-user-napped-behind-wheel-idUSKBN1D00MD


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RE: Self driving cars and morality

bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 1st November 2017, 13:05

This is just going to be automated death and carnage on the roads, when you rely on sensors that can go wrong or fail. We have already seen this sensor failure causing death.

Plus putting automation cars on the road in with the mix of humans driving is just madness.

As an Engineer, I know things can go wrong with machinery, if not today, then after a few years of use. A driver knows when their car is not working right and has the sense to sort it. Automation does not have the same all round senses.

I just cannot see why World governments want this big push into  self drive cars, other than do away with millions of driving jobs.

RE: Self driving cars and morality

RJS (undefined) posted this on Wednesday, 1st November 2017, 14:08

As an engineer, you should realise that humans are way worse than machines when it comes to getting things wrong. :)

The problem here is we all feel we are safe and less likely to make a mistake than a computer, and on an individual basis there may even be some truth in that. But we are all also more likely to make a mistake.


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RE: Self driving cars and morality

sj (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 1st November 2017, 14:49

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But we are all also more likely to make a mistake.

Not sure about that Rob. Sure, computers can do so many things quicker and better than humans but there are still many things where the human brain is way, way ahead.

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RE: Self driving cars and morality

RJS (undefined) posted this on Wednesday, 1st November 2017, 17:03

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sj says...
"Not sure about that Rob. Sure, computers can do so many things quicker and better than humans but there are still many things where the human brain is way, way ahead."

I agree, for lots of things we are way beyond them, but reaction time wise we can't compete. We are also awful in comparison at any repetitive task.


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RE: Self driving cars and morality

pat-w (Elite) posted this on Wednesday, 1st November 2017, 21:36



I know, really off topic, but it's sort of about driving

More here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/item/3e316454-02b6-4b1a-8369-da71a2377f25

RE: Self driving cars and morality

admars (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 2nd November 2017, 21:05

RE: Self driving cars and morality

Jitendar Canth (Reviewer) posted this on Monday, 19th March 2018, 18:02

That's one...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html

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SAN FRANCISCO — A woman in Tempe, Ariz., died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber, in what appears to be the first known death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous vehicle on public roads.

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RE: Self driving cars and morality

bandicoot (Elite) posted this on Monday, 19th March 2018, 18:24

Saw that on Sky news earlier today,

I wonder how many fatalities will be required before we realise sensors failing to detect on self driving cars, Kills.

RE: Self driving cars and morality

RJS (undefined) posted this on Monday, 19th March 2018, 22:38

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bandicoot says...
"I wonder how many fatalities will be required before we realise sensors failing to detect on self driving cars, Kills."

I don't think they've said what the cause of the accident is yet?


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