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2019-03-20 Science & Technology

President Trump has privately voiced skepticism about driverless cars

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-20 08:13|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Not practical unless they can allow extra clearance for a four-year old playing with a ball.

Posted by Bobby 2019-03-20 10:21|| 2019-03-20 10:21|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm often sceptical about driven cars too.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-03-20 11:43|| 2019-03-20 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Liability will keep them from mass adoption for a long time. Scam artists will specialize in causing automated driving cars and trucks to crash into them. One multi-million dollar award can negate replacing a hundred or more semi drivers for a year.

Posted by Ulomosh Whamp4579 2019-03-20 13:26|| 2019-03-20 13:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm often skeptical about driven cars too.

Indeed. Last I looked, around 30,000-40,000 people died in traffic accidents. If robots can kill fewer than that, it's a win.

Two of the most common accident types are lane departures where you veer off the road into a tree or oncoming traffic, and running into a stopped car ahead of you. AI should be able to assist with both of those cases even if full self-driving autonomy is a bridge too far.

Posted by SteveS 2019-03-20 13:27|| 2019-03-20 13:27|| Front Page Top

#5 It's an open question whether computers can drive cars, especially in a Kobayashi Maru scenario. And there are still some very difficult problems to solve like snow and road work.

That said, BP is right on. We know for a fact that people can't drive.

Posted by Iblis 2019-03-20 14:55|| 2019-03-20 14:55|| Front Page Top

The other 'driverless car'.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-20 15:03|| 2019-03-20 15:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Is this considered an impeachable offense?

Posted by AlanC 2019-03-20 15:13|| 2019-03-20 15:13|| Front Page Top

#8 I swear my current smartass car's auto features conspire to kill me.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-03-20 19:07|| 2019-03-20 19:07|| Front Page Top

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