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To: BenLurkin

Usually, if a self driving car gets into an accident, there are rapidly issued disclaimers saying: It was the fault of the driver in the other vehicle refusing to follow the law, not the self driving vehicle. I don’t hear them saying that yet.

This may be an unfortunate learning moment that will have to be considered from now on. I thought the car would have had sensors on the outside to detect the oncoming presence of the truck. With this death, the prospect of self driving autos has suddenly become serious.


6 posted on 06/30/2016 9:30:17 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Maybe the sensors were covered by dirt.


13 posted on 06/30/2016 9:45:27 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: lee martell
No computer can operate a car better than a sober, skilled human driver.

There are just too many variables to account for. And a human can instantly understand the context where a computer is hopelessly slow.

The globalists would like nothing better than to not have to pay drivers of semi-trailers and taxis.

While I am personally sad for the driver's tragedy, the death might wake up people to the true dangers of these auto-pilot driving contraptions.

49 posted on 07/01/2016 7:35:19 AM PDT by poconopundit (When the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government. Franklin, Const. Conv.)
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