alt Hacker NewsWould AI be better at stopping for children jumping out from a stopped school bus so it’s not as necessary to stop with human drivers?
That being said, just ticket the company and make them pay. Isn’t this how it works with all moving violations? Does Waymo get pulled over for speeding?
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simulator5g • last Saturday at 12:50 AM
Their license would be suspended if this were any of us. There's been at least 30 documented instances of this behavior.
Atomic_Torrfisk • last Friday at 9:09 PM
Given how hidden children are walking in front of the bus, if the AI instantly applied breaks upon seeing the child, would the car slowdown in time? probably not. Better yes, good enough? no.
The first point is exactly my thought. Self-driving cars are completely different to human drivers. We should not hold them to the same standards while simultaneously holding them to much higher standards. There are many driving violations that are just laws because they could lead to an unsafe scenario that is purely the fault of the driver.
Eg; stop signs. The only reason a full stop is required is to ensure that drivers are taking a clear observation and to give way to other stop signs. If there are no other traffic and no other drivers to give way to. Why do self-driving cars full-stop