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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by bradknowles on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @05:42PM (#35364159)
But humans aren't always logical. Especially when it comes to low probability events that have a high impact if they do occur. Like plane crashes, or to a lesser degree car crashes.
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Re:The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks by fasterik on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @06:40PM (#35364883)
Yeah but in this case, the impact is the same whether you die from human error or automation error. I would rather reduce the overall probability of death by 50% even if death by malfunctioning equipment goes up by 1%.
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