Re:I have formally accepted the CEO job at Cruise once again
by bombcar on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:07PM
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I think they’re referring to the “rolling stop” code Tesla added - which is technically an illegal maneuver but not one resulting in death as far as I know.
Autodrive is going to force the actual law and the theoretical law to come into sync, otherwise automatic driving cars will cause other issues by sticking to the letter of the law when normal drivers do not.
Re:I have formally accepted the CEO job at Cruise once again
by onethought on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:17PM
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It is definitely not "unethical" to have an AV drive just like a human does... Unlawful, perhaps.
Re:I have formally accepted the CEO job at Cruise once again
by mbg721 on Monday February 28, 2022 @10:35PM
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When programming an AV to drive like a human does, are the programmers including all the contextual human judgement that goes along with the human decisions, or just throwing away the letter of the law because it's too much trouble? I have a hard time explaining to a human teenager the etiquette that goes along with something like merging onto a highway, and it varies by region.
- Autopilot has been "on" during 12 fatal crashes. It's a level 2 driver assist so it isn't "responsible" for those deaths, the driver is. Autopilot data shows it improves safety. Could you explain the unethical part?
- The ignition recall, GM knew it was a problem, and it was. The unethical part is super clear.
These aren't equivalent at all. Actually this highlights the bad faith attacks on Tesla. There are reasonable controversial decisions to be discussed with Tesla's approach. But safety isn't one of them, they have the safest cars on the roads and the lowest crash/fatality rate.