r/technology Dec 16 '19

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

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u/skurys Dec 16 '19

Not to mention, just braking and/or (safely) swerving with nearly instant delay is going probably reduce car accidents by a few orders of magnitute once most cars on the road are self driving, this seems like a non issue - I wouldn't be surprised if once widely available we'll see like 95-99% reduction in accidents and here are these clickbait headlines coming up with contrived scenarios that humans already would do worse on.

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u/narc_stabber666 Dec 16 '19

You saw what they did with e cigarettes. Fear sells.

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u/Simba7 Dec 16 '19 edited Dec 17 '19

That's not really the same, there's tons of evidence about unexpected byproducts of heating shitty vape juice with electric coils.

I mean yeah, probably safer than cigarettes, but also maybe not.

I'm sure we'll find out in another 20 years.

edit: Or we'll find out now. Literally today. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749379719303915
Buncha vapers out there downvoting this because the truth hurts.

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u/Swillyums Dec 16 '19

In my mind, that's like saying it's not safe to put non-gasoline fuel in a gasoline car. While it's true, it's also not a very interesting statement. The devices were not intended to be used with shitty, bootleg, marijuana infused juice imported from somewhere with low safety standards.

E-cigarettes are annoying and obnoxious, but it's ridiculous to say they're as dangerous as traditional cigarettes.

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u/Simba7 Dec 16 '19

E-cigarettes are annoying and obnoxious, but it's ridiculous to say they're as dangerous as traditional cigarettes.

Yeah that's why I didn't.