Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators demand answers from DMV

Re:Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators d... by intrasight on Sunday December 12, 2021 @12:48PM (#29531740)

This I've long thought the be the Achilles' heel of autonomous. Even skilled human drivers have a hard time calibrating their style to the local situation.

I remember the first time I drove as a passenger through Manhattan with my father driving, and couldn't get my head around his change in driving style. Was a side of him I'd never seen before - driving aggressively like a cab driver. I'm sure it came from his years of living in NYC.

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Re:Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators d... by wpietri on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:10PM (#29531973)

For sure. Driving on a test track is a technical problem. Driving in traffic is a social problem. As you noted, how one drives in traffic is not just about getting somewhere, but about communicating and negotiating with other drivers around you.

It's one of the things that makes me think that true self-driving may be in the AGI bucket.

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Re:Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators d... by capnhawkbill on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:18PM (#29532042)

If all the cars would be autonomous then this problem would be solved because they would all keep the same driving style right?

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Re:Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators d... by wpietri on Sunday December 12, 2021 @07:37PM (#29535273)

Not at all. You really think somebody wouldn't program their cars to be more aggressive so that their owners get there faster?

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Re:Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators d... by intrasight on Sunday December 12, 2021 @07:44PM (#29535311)

I think there will have to be a NYC mode

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Re:Alarmed by Tesla’s self-driving test, state legislators d... by ec109685 on Sunday December 12, 2021 @01:25PM (#29532126)

Learning the appropriate driving style for a neighborhood / city seems like one of the easier AI problems for Tesla to solve.

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