Re:Uber to Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident
by falcolas on Saturday March 25, 2017 @10:53AM
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> The argument should be whether autonomous cars from Uber can drive better than humans.
How much better? 1% over median? That means it's still worse than 49% of the drivers on the road. Statistically, the automated driver would be "better" for society at large, but it's still going to cause a lot of accidents and kill a lot of people.
I also wonder if there might be even more accidents with an automated system which is still in the fat portion of the bell curve, since there will be no "good" drivers to reduce conditions ripe for an accident in the first place.
Re:Uber to Suspend Autonomous Tests After Arizona Accident
by prolly_a_moron on Saturday March 25, 2017 @10:08AM
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>It's a good question whether society is ready to accept this, though.
Hah, "it" being ready as in the technology, not society. Poor writing on my part.
But I guess either works.
Because if the answer is yes we should get the dangerous technology off the roads ASAP -- namely humans.
It's a good question whether society is ready to accept this, though.