Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never happen'

Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by spookthesunset on Saturday January 18, 2020 @09:39PM (#22088993)

> Self-driving cars don't even have to be particularly good drivers to be better than the average human, given how much the human average is dragged down by recklessnes

Tell that to the jury when your self driving car runs into the side of school bus full of kids (which will happen given any reasonable adoption).

Self driving cars would have to be held to an almost insanely high standard to be “winnable lawsuit” proof.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by AgentOrange1234 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @12:32AM (#22089656)

If we (society) took an air traffic safety approach, e.g., analyzing each crash, root causing it, and working to address it, one can imagine a day where self-driving cars are very safe. (I’m sure that day is a long way off still.)

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by stale2002 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:31AM (#22089822)

These lawsuits alright happen. Right now.

A car manufacturer can already be sued for things that go wrong, in a car, but the world keeps spinning.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by takeda on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:52AM (#22089873)

Nope, they already lobbied that car owner is responsible for failures of the self driving system.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by WalterBright on Saturday January 18, 2020 @11:00PM (#22089375)

Such lawsuits are a net detriment to society. It's why light airplane design remains stuck in the 1960s, and why vaccine companies are protected from lawsuits.

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