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Re:Self-Driving Teslas Are Fatally Rear-Ending Motorcyclists... by throw0101d on Sunday April 06, 2025 @12:06PM (#43602486)
> So for edge cases sure, add a “this is an emergency drive to a hospital without LiDAR” mode but you don’t need to handle normal driving without them.

As a comparison for planes, there are not "this is an emergency, please land yourself" buttons for smaller aircraft:

* https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/aviation/five-ways-garmin-...

* https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/aluse/

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Re:Self-Driving Teslas Are Fatally Rear-Ending Motorcyclists... by Retric on Monday April 07, 2025 @11:26AM (#43612585)
Interesting: “Autoland is designed to be used in emergency situations only and should not be used in nonemergency situations where the pilot is fully capable of landing the aircraft.” https://www.garmin.com/en-US/legal/aluse/
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