Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat...
by UVB-76 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:10AM
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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.
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.