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Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by Qwertious on Monday January 15, 2024 @01:11AM (#38997871)
>A distracted driver can kill pedestrians just as easily in a 3999lb vehicle.

No they can't - a lighter vehicle has a slightly harder time killing people. It's still incredibly easy, but the pedestrian fatality rates do go down the lighter the vehicle is.

Re:Why autonomous trucking is harder than autonomous rideshare by hinkley on Monday January 15, 2024 @01:40AM (#38998023)
Haven't we proven that the sense of invulnerability leads to worse outcomes as well?