Re:Spain train crash: What we know after two trains crashed ...
by IAmBroom on Thursday October 29, 2026 @03:59PM
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> A self-driving train will happily cause a crash, if the target is "drive with high-speed in that segment currently occupied by another train".
Sure, if you allow trains to ignore safety completely, then accidents will occur. That is a ridiculous statement.
Re:Spain train crash: What we know after two trains crashed ...
by 1718627440 on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:01PM
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Yes, if the dispatcher issues faulty movement authorities, it's futile to look for the error in the train. That was my point.
Current operation of a train is basically self-driving and supervising driver. So if you suggest "just use self-driving", you make the system less safe, not more, because it means just getting rid of the human supervisor. This is not currently done, because it would be too insecure. It might be done in the future, but rather because less safety is going to be accepted in favor for getting rid of the costly human.
A self-driving train will happily cause a crash, if the target is "drive with high-speed in that segment currently occupied by another train". The issue is that that becomes a target, not that there is a human in the loop.