'How long will it be until human-driven cars are made illegal?'
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/01/21/human-driver-taking-over-from-computer-crashes-autonomous-car/ Human Driver, Taking Over From Computer, Crashes Autonomous Car Jan 21, 2016 ... accident occurred at 1:48 p.m. near 7th Street and Bryant Street in San Francisco [CA] ... http://dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/bc21ef62-6e7c-4049-a552-0a7c50d92e86/Cruise_Automation_01.08.16.pdf?MOD=AJPERES (DMV accident report) http://consumerist.com/2016/01/22/self-driving-car-gets-involved-in-crash-after-driver-takes-control/ Self-Driving Car Involved In Crash… After Driver Takes Control January 22, 2016 Ashlee Kieler Given Google’s recent confession that its self-driving cars would have been involved in 13 crashes if a human hadn’t intervened, you’d assume that having a real driver in an autonomous car could only help. Then you remember that millions of humans crash their vehicles every day, regardless of how intelligent that car is. Mashable reports that a self-driving Nissan LEAF owned and operated by Cruise Automation — a company that sells after-market autonomous driving kits — crashed into another vehicle while rolling down the streets of San Francisco. But unlike Google’s self-driving car that would have crashed without human intervention, it appears the Nissan vehicle crashed because of a human. According to the accident report [PDF https://consumermediallc.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/cruise_automation_01-08-16.pdf ], the Jan. 8 incident occurred when the self-driving LEAF began deviating from course, swaying left and right within its lane. The driver then took control of the vehicle, but failed to “change the path of the vehicle and it collided with an unoccupied Toyota Prius.” No one was hurt in the incident, and Mashable reports that both cars suffered minor damage. [© consumerist.com] ... http://www.allmediany.com/news/60147-driver-at-fault-for-autonomous-nissan-leaf-crash Driver At Fault for Autonomous Nissan LEAF Crash 23 Jan 2016 [video https://youtu.be/fub5VsuYVaA ] According to a DMV report in California, a self-driving Nissan LEAF electric vehicle has crashed. Fortunately for the autonomous driving system, the accident occurred while a person was operating the LEAF directly. However, the driver reclaimed control of the vehicle after it began to drift within the lane from left to right. The crash report indicated at the point, the driver did not alter the path of the LEAF allowing for a collision with an unoccupied vehicle. The collision took place on Jan. 8 in San Francisco; the Prius which the Nissan struck was parked at the time. http://mashable.com/2016/01/22/cruise-automation-crash/#LiRfubSb8EqC Human error caused a self-driving Nissan LEAF to crash in San Francisco [20160122] NICK JAYNES [image flash ticket ] Humans just keep proving how bad they are at driving. A Nissan LEAF electric vehicle fitted with an autonomous driving system owned and operated by Cruise Automation, the company that produces a $10,000 aftermarket self-driving system, crashed into a parked Prius on Jan. 8 in San Francisco after the human driver took driving control away from the vehicle. The accident occurred when the self-driving LEAF began drifting from left to right within its lane. The driver then reclaimed driving control from the car. At that point, "the operator did not change the path of the vehicle and it collided with an unoccupied Toyota Prius," according to the DMV crash reported embedded below. Thankfully, neither car had more than a bit of damage and the driver was uninjured. Although it seems a glitch in the Cruise system started the chain of events that lead to the crash, the human operator was at the helm and ultimately responsible for the collision. Clearly, I don't know what was going on at the time of the crash. I do wonder, however, if the driver hadn't reclaimed control of the car if the Cruise system would have prevented the collision. After all, its sensors would have detected the car getting perilously close to a parked car and either swerved or braked in time to prevent the crash in the first place. We reached out to Cruise Automation for comment about the collision but have not received a response. Generally, however, the incident illustrates that humans are really not very good at driving. After all, human error is the cause of over 90% of all collisions, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The sooner we can let the machines drive for us, the better. Unless, of course, this happens. [© mashable.com] ... http://sfist.com/2016/01/21/human_driver_taking_over_control_of.php Autonomous Car Crashes In SF For First Time, But Human Error Blamed Again JAN 21, 2016 ... http://clapway.com/2016/01/24/nissan-leaf-crashes-on-self-driving-mode-will-the-same-happen-to-google-and-tesla-123/ Nissan Leaf Crashes – Is There Hope for Google and Tesla? January 24, 2016 The technology is much more complex than anticipated, and it definitely still has room for error. Tesla ... http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/01/when-will-it-become-illegal-drive-car-united-states When Will It Become Illegal to Drive a Car in the United States? Jan. 22, 2016 ... how long will it be until human-driven cars are made illegal? ... 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