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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by peterwwillis on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:08PM (#11577113)
There are situations where the safest course of action is to accelerate, or maintain speed, while maneuvering. I'm sure we'll get there if the trend of automating individual driving tactics continues.
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Re:The driverless truck is coming, and it’s going to automat... by taneq on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:19PM (#11577162)
"And then, your honour, the truck accelerated and struck a busload of orphans!"

"Case closed."

(I agree but humans are dumb and companies have to cover their asses.)

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