News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automate millions of jobs. Parent comment

Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by kbart on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @06:03AM (#11570603)
If a cargo was valuable enough, a driver's life would only be a collateral damage. Furthermore, all (non military or security) personnel training programs I've encountered specifically highlights, that in a case of armed robbery, do not resist, obey and do not escalate conflict in any other manner while trying to call help unnoticed.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by UVB-76 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:10AM (#11571498)
Granted, but a human guard nevertheless presents a problem for robbers.

Do you take the guard hostage? Do you kill them? Will they themselves be armed? Will they put up a fight, training or no training? If you try aggressively to bring their vehicle to a halt, will they concede immediately (as an autonomous vehicle likely would), or will they try ramming your vehicle?

A human guard is an unknown quantity, and any crimes you commit against their person are in a different league to the theft of the cargo.

[ Parent | on HN ]