Re:Waymo self-driving car crashed when driver fell asleep an...
by Aeolun on Thursday October 04, 2018 @12:28AM
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A safe stop on the highway?
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Re:Waymo self-driving car crashed when driver fell asleep an...
by andrewflnr on Thursday October 04, 2018 @08:32AM
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Under the circumstances, I'd accept just slowly rolling to a stop with the hazard lights on. People behind the car will hate it, but probably no one will die.
Re:Waymo self-driving car crashed when driver fell asleep an...
by erezyehuda on Thursday October 04, 2018 @10:49AM
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Sadly, I can still imagine someone crashing into a static car on the highway. I can imagine normal-speed continuation, mid-lane stopping, and attempting to navigate to the side of the road all seem to have some pretty heavy risks. I do wonder if a low-speed continuation would be in any way suitable.
Re:Waymo self-driving car crashed when driver fell asleep an...
by garmaine on Thursday October 04, 2018 @12:31AM
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A "safe stop on the high way" means the side of the road in normal everyday context. That would be appropriate here, no? Highway patrol would check out the car pretty quickly.
Re:Waymo self-driving car crashed when driver fell asleep an...
by erezyehuda on Thursday October 04, 2018 @10:48AM
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Getting to the side of the road seems like it could be pretty risky for current autopilots, though perhaps things are further ahead than I know.