Stop blaming Tesla, the vendors equipment doesn't look that high. US trucks should have guards, put your energy there, please. -Chris -- -Chris
On July 27, 2016 2:05:05 PM CDT, Collin Kidder via EV <[email protected]> wrote: >I agree, people can be dangerous. If we could figure out the software >I think self driving cars could be really safe. And, they'd be faster >too because the road could be run with very little gap between cars so >long as all of the cars are communicating and the cars are self >driving. But, being a software developer, the failures terrify me. I'm >too familiar with the way software is written and how buggy it tends >to be to be all that comfortable in a 70MPH 3500lb missile. However, >I'm already doing that in a drive by wire car. So, I guess it's just a >matter of perception. But, manufacturers are going to have a lot of >those perception issues to deal with. I think insurance will be kind >of tough at first too. If a crash happens who do you blame? What if >both cars were self driving? Will the automakers have to fight each >other in court? What if the self driving car mistook your semi for the >open sky (as just happened in the Tesla fatality)? I'm kind of leery >of the millions of ways a computer could mistake the video coming in. >Humans have a very finely tuned visual system and we still get it >wrong sometimes. But, I don't think nearly anyone would have been >fooled by the semi truck looks like the sky issue. I could see that it >was a semi truck if I were driving. Apparently cars can't always. >Though, I'm sure it'll improve. It's sort of a chicken and egg >situation. I won't trust a self driving car with my own life until it >is bulletproof but getting it there requires a lot of on the road >testing. > >> >> I think that once the self driving cars can demonstrate they can >avoid more accidents on the road than the typical human, adoption will >be rapid. Mostly what they would be avoiding would be humans that >weren't paying attention. Once more humans are removed, the overall >safety will increase again. >> >> We would like to think that all drivers are very careful and fully >engaged in driving, but what I see on a daily basis isn't that. I >think that cars that are more predictable and can dodge humans are a >good thing. >> >> Mike >> >> >_______________________________________________ >UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA >(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
