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Re:Drivers are killing pedestrians at highest rate in almost... by applecrazy on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @04:00PM (#21338322)
I agree with you on the need to move towards mass transit but I disagree that more miles driven ~ more accidents. Level 4/5 automation will have the net effect of reducing the amount of accidents on the road.

Edit: clarified argument

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Re:Drivers are killing pedestrians at highest rate in almost... by pwinnski on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @04:14PM (#21338493)
Level 4/5 automation MAY have the net effect you suggest. Current self-driving efforts don't seem to be taking pedestrians into account very well at all, so that remains to be seen.
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Re:Drivers are killing pedestrians at highest rate in almost... by WhompingWindows on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @04:40PM (#21338767)
Who really knows what current self-driving efforts seem to be doing? All we know is what data the companies choose to release.
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Re:Drivers are killing pedestrians at highest rate in almost... by trianglem on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:04PM (#21338997)
From a naive perspective, pedestrian avoidance seems like one of the easiest problems to solve.
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