Re:Tesla confirms “Autopilot” crash in Montana
by NhanH on Wednesday July 13, 2016 @09:31PM
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You seems to selectively cut out and either skim or didn't read my full post. Except the last paragraph, my full comment has little to do with autonomous driving and just driving/ morality with regard to driving in general.
No, I do NOT trust the car to detect children either on the road or in the car, that's why I phrased my comment that way.
> "I'd rather other people die than me" is not about imagining mere inconvenience with insurance companies.
Yes, I specifically point out the scenario the poster of that quote might be thinking about to contrast with the inconvenience scenario.
You should take your own advice: read the post again before commenting.
This is a ridiculous claim to make. Emergency vehicles will be the very last kind of vehicle to get autonomous driving (if ever), because they routinely break regular traffic rules, and routinely end up in places off-road in some way.
Hell, modern jumbo jets can fly themselves, from takeoff to landing, but humans are still there specifically to handle emergencies.
> As far as the car knows, I might have 3 kids in the backseats.
Strange that you envision having a car capable of specifically determining 'children' in the street, but nothing about the occupants. Especially given that we already have cars that complain if they detect an occupant not wearing a seatbelt, but no autonomous driving system that can specifically detect an underage human.
> You're imaging suburban CA where swerving means some inconvenience with the insurance company.
"I'd rather other people die than me" is not about imagining mere inconvenience with insurance companies.
For someone complaining about strawmen, you're introducing a lot of them.