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Re:Waymo's collision avoidance testing by Thorrez on Thursday December 15, 2022 @02:47AM (#33996468)
>As you say, if you know the cars will stop and let you go, this power will corrupt.

Would stepping out in front of a car be illegal?

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Re:Waymo's collision avoidance testing by fragmede on Thursday December 15, 2022 @03:18AM (#33996642)
Which, in the abstract, is an interesting theoretical question, but California recently decided to basically legalize jaywalking.

https://laist.com/news/transportation/understanding-new-cali...

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Re:Waymo's collision avoidance testing by _carbyau_ on Thursday December 15, 2022 @05:13PM (#34006552)
That's the thing isn't it.

If "person walks in front of car" event is rare, then the automatic car stop saving a life or minimising injury is nice. Saved a person from a bad day for a minor inconvenience for the car people.

If a NY city worth of people do it without regard, then cars will be gridlocked.

My guess is:

- Assuming self driving cars that that stop for pedestrians are common

- then laws against deliberately walking in front will exist

- to judge the dispute of "deliberate" there will be more cameras, because why wouldn't there be...

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