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Re:Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparks Dissent A... by ricardobeat on Friday August 25, 2017 @04:33PM (#15101969)
You're again confirming the opposite:

> the derailment was caused by the train's engineer (driver) becoming distracted by other radio transmissions and losing situational awareness, and said that it would have been prevented by positive train control, a computerized speed-limiting system

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Re:Tesla’s Push to Build a Self-Driving Car Sparks Dissent A... by maxcan on Friday August 25, 2017 @08:23PM (#15103350)
I know that was the cause. I'm lamenting that the rail system has been unable to deploy PTC because of the cost, which, as a nonprofessional, seems astronomical for what should be a simple system.

Remember, I was initially referring to rail's approach to safety generally, not just in the context of automation.

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