(08-31-2021, 07:21 AM)Bob Schroeck Wrote:(08-31-2021, 06:14 AM)robkelk Wrote: No, this tech isn't ready for the real world yet.
Toyota halts use of self-driving vehicle at Paralympic village after collision with visually impaired athlete
Yeah... I spotted a headline over the weekend about a Tesla self-driving car that hit a police car...
I don't recall who it was, but someone a few years back commented that we'd know self driving cars were truly getting ready for prime time when the discussion wasn't, "Will it work?" but questions about liability and legality such as, "If you are over the legal alcohol limit to operate a car, but it's in self driving mode and you're in a passenger seat, is that being responsible or a drunk driving ticket?" or, "Is it acceptable to send your kids to school in a self driving vehicle set to go to the school and then return home?" Or a more straightforward, "You have the car in self-driving mode and it is involved in a collision. Who bares the liability if your vehicle is found the be all or partially at fault?"
If we're still asking whether it's ready and not those kinds of questions, it's not ready.
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