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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by morgante on Friday December 09, 2016 @02:59AM (#13137389)
> Self-driving cars also need to not have any accidents that humans would have easily avoided.

Why? If they're overall much safer, then that seems like a net win to me—even if their failure modes are not identical to human ones.

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Re:Google Makes So Much Money, It Never Had to Worry About F... by ScottBurson on Friday December 09, 2016 @06:58PM (#13142978)
I could be wrong, but I just don't think people are going to accept that. It's related to the illusion of control that driving provides: everyone thinks they're a safer-than-average driver. So even if self-driving cars are safe enough for everyone else, they're not safe enough for me.

There will, of course, be exceptions, as we've already seen (poor guy).

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