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Re:US regulation complexity keeps Adaptive Headlights off th... by lupire on Friday February 16, 2024 @11:01AM (#39398751)
What do you think happens in a non-self driving car wen the driver accelerated into a firetruck?
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Re:US regulation complexity keeps Adaptive Headlights off th... by klyrs on Friday February 16, 2024 @11:19AM (#39399029)
In that case, a person is 100% at fault for pressing the gas pedal, and there's a good chance that responsible party gets real consequences. In the Tesla case, there's a good chance that the meatbag is just a stooge and the algorithm gets to keep on driving.
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Re:US regulation complexity keeps Adaptive Headlights off th... by mplewis on Friday February 16, 2024 @11:15AM (#39398961)
That doesn’t generally happen with human drivers.
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Re:US regulation complexity keeps Adaptive Headlights off th... by Mountain_Skies on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:11PM (#39400782)
Whitney Houston drove her car into a transit bus.
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