Re:Let’s Talk About Self-Driving Cars
by ghaff on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @12:00PM
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It's not just you. It's a well-researched phenomenon.
I do think there's the potential to enable full autonomy in well-defined use cases while requiring manual control elsewhere. (Still problematic--how do you enforce?)
But the idea that a driver can take control on short notice from an automated system is a non-starter. Maybe you can assume there's an adult with supervisory control in the vehicle but you certainly can't assume they're prepared to deal with urgent emergencies.
I do think there's the potential to enable full autonomy in well-defined use cases while requiring manual control elsewhere. (Still problematic--how do you enforce?)
But the idea that a driver can take control on short notice from an automated system is a non-starter. Maybe you can assume there's an adult with supervisory control in the vehicle but you certainly can't assume they're prepared to deal with urgent emergencies.