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Re:The complicated ethics of Tesla’s Autopilot by Scoundreller on Monday October 14, 2019 @12:40PM (#21250145)
The airline industry also « gives up » under a lot of conditions.

Scenarios where a plane would refuse to takeoff or divest to another airport... are conditions where employers would still expect their employees to get to work, or their deliveries.

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Re:The complicated ethics of Tesla’s Autopilot by ncallaway on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:09PM (#21250423)
I'm not interested in having a self-driving car until I don't have to pay attention to how it's driving. If I have to be alert and paying attention the entire time, then it doesn't provide a benefit.

That said, I'm totally fine with a self-driving car that gives up when it can't handle something. As long as it can safely remove itself from traffic and come to a stop (e.g. pull over to the side of the road), then alert me that I need to take over, that's fine.

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