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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by camjohnson26 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @05:34PM (#22087823)
They do actually, the humans driving the car can respond to a threat that an autonomous car would have to be programmed to avoid
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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by jussij on Saturday January 18, 2020 @06:50PM (#22088254)
I'm not sure humans have the reaction time to avoid an object thrown from an overpass.

On the contrary, over the years I've read on many occasions how drivers and passengers have been seriously injured or killed by the morons who get a kick out of dropping objects from an overpass.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/mt-juliet...

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by dredmorbius on Saturday January 18, 2020 @11:49PM (#22089536)
One brick can attack one car.

One bricked GPS system can attack an entire country. Or planet.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by funnybeam on Sunday January 19, 2020 @04:06AM (#22090312)
True, but humans can see a bunch of kids loitering on top of a bridge, get suspicious and change lane or slow down as a precaution
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