I think your statement and the fear for self driving can be true at the same time.
Self driving is safer than humans most of the time… but not all the time. Nothing is perfect.
Self driving currently assumes that a human can intervene when it fails. It assumes that a human is present and not eating a bowl of cereal and applying mascara. It assumes that the human is actually paying attention, in a situation where they usually don’t have to because self driving is usually safer.
Yes, self driving is statically safer. Yes, self driving will one day be perfect.
But I don’t think we can fault anyone for being worried about self driving, especially with companies like Tesla, who sell the promise that you don’t really have to pay attention… even though you kinda have to right now.
I don’t fault anyone for being uncomfortable with new things that they aren’t familiar with, but I absolutely do fault them for making wild accusations or fear mongering from a place of ignorance.
If we listened to half the comments on this post, the tech would be completely banned, the developers in prison, the companies bankrupt, and the number of avoidable collisions and deaths on the road would increase. People are wanting to cut off their nose to spite their face here while the consequences fall on the rest of us who share the road. This is what I take issue with.
I think your statement and the fear for self driving can be true at the same time.
Self driving is safer than humans most of the time… but not all the time. Nothing is perfect.
Self driving currently assumes that a human can intervene when it fails. It assumes that a human is present and not eating a bowl of cereal and applying mascara. It assumes that the human is actually paying attention, in a situation where they usually don’t have to because self driving is usually safer.
Yes, self driving is statically safer. Yes, self driving will one day be perfect.
But I don’t think we can fault anyone for being worried about self driving, especially with companies like Tesla, who sell the promise that you don’t really have to pay attention… even though you kinda have to right now.
I don’t fault anyone for being uncomfortable with new things that they aren’t familiar with, but I absolutely do fault them for making wild accusations or fear mongering from a place of ignorance.
If we listened to half the comments on this post, the tech would be completely banned, the developers in prison, the companies bankrupt, and the number of avoidable collisions and deaths on the road would increase. People are wanting to cut off their nose to spite their face here while the consequences fall on the rest of us who share the road. This is what I take issue with.