Also, people are terrible at detecting objects directly in front of them and just like computers, the human brain can be cheated, overloaded, inept or inexperienced leading to an accident.
Now we have cars with lane assist, smart breaking, auto pilot features and that's only in the past 5-10 years.
Of all the places where technology can save lives, its definitely in vehicles/transportation.
How many optical illusions do you usually see in the roads while driving, that can result in an accident?
I am not even talking about the "people are terrible at detecting objects directly in front of them" part.
I mean, how can you be a human being and say this? If we were "terrible at detecting objects directly in front of us", we would have been predated out of existence a long time ago..
Sometimes you'll see multiple white lines, or lanes that appear to vere off due to dirt on the road. A bit of litter looks like a person, a kid looks like they might run out.
A lot of times I find I'm searching for something and can't see it but it was in my visual field. I think this worsens with age.
No. None of those qualify as brain being cheated.
That is the only thing I was responding in the start of this discussion. Essentially the person was saying human brain can be cheated just like a computer.
I am saying, No. Not just like a computer. Human brains does not get cheated so easily like a computer. Claiming that is outrageous and shows you have no idea of what you are talking about...
Check out this article, it is easy to never see a bike you're on a collision course with. https://singletrackworld.com/2018/01/collision-course-why-th...
You may consider humans as bad drivers but Tesla's autopilot is even worse than that:
It can't even look in one direction!
I'm not claiming Tesla's system is currently better than a human, just that there is plenty of potential for a machine to outperform humans perceptually. As it is, Tesla's system isn't exactly the gold standard.
Last time I checked, I could move my eyes, up and down, side to side. I could also rotate my whole head, that also up and down and side to side.
And I am a human being.