Re:Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona C...
by foobar1962 on Friday March 23, 2018 @11:39PM
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>... we certify the vehicle and its software
Certify what, that the car passed the test track? That’s not the hard part.
The hard part is taking responsibility for the performance of the vehicle including the liability for accidents and malfunctions.
When the autonomous vehicles become a comercial reality they will be need to be treated like aircraft: regular maintenance by certified engineers and NO unapproved modifications. Gone will be the ability to pimp your ride, gone will be back yard mechanics and certainly no “jail broken” cars running modified software on the road.
Certify what, that the car passed the test track? That’s not the hard part.
The hard part is taking responsibility for the performance of the vehicle including the liability for accidents and malfunctions.
When the autonomous vehicles become a comercial reality they will be need to be treated like aircraft: regular maintenance by certified engineers and NO unapproved modifications. Gone will be the ability to pimp your ride, gone will be back yard mechanics and certainly no “jail broken” cars running modified software on the road.