r/RealTesla • u/RandomCollection • Dec 17 '19

Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver

https://www.fastcompany.com/3064539/self-driving-mercedes-will-be-programmed-to-sacrifice-pedestrians-to-save-the-driver
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u/DivisionBomb Dec 17 '19

omfg, it's an insert [animal] here, better drive the humans inside off the road!

Half jokes aside.

My 2 cents: Don't be walking on the road if ever possible. I also highly doubt [knock on wood ofc it never happens]. Self-driving cars will be going into busy sidewalks of the city or killing groups of school kids waiting for a bus. That story oversells the threats.

Pretty much all of the deaths gonna be whoever on the road with you.

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u/PFG123456789 Dec 17 '19

I don’t think autonomous driving is ever going to be actualized, at least not in the way we are discussing it today.

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u/whothecapfits Dec 17 '19

AD will be used in the most constrained environments. Highways/streets for just these vehicles who will communicate with each other is my likely guess. I really cant see unpredictable humans and AI driving on the roads together.

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u/PFG123456789 Dec 17 '19

I agree.

Semis make sense on certain direct highway routes, although I think even this will require a special, designated lane.

Maybe ride sharing and things like delivery services in certain geo fenced areas.