I don't see it being able to work in very rural areas like where I live. The roads are so varied...pavement switching to dirt/gravel without much/any warning, very narrow roads (many of which 2 cars cannot fit side by side, or its a very tight squeeze), many roads have no lines or markings, tons of animals, lots of unmapped and incorrectly mapped areas, steep hills and curves, thick vegetation, mud, flood prone areas...so many variables that-to me, at least with current technology and mapping-seems impossible and very unsafe. I can see how it could make cities and high traffic areas safer and faster though. But how do they perform in bad weather? Road construction? Emergencies (animals, unexpected obstructions, emergency vehicles, etc)?
I wouldn't want a self-driving car myself, I'd never want to live in a city either.
You bring up many of my own concerns. How the hell are they going to perform in far less than ideal weather or road conditions?
Also I don't like the fact that machines will be making ethical choices for us and we will be left with the consequences. Here's an example: You are driving down a road. A fuel tanker truck is heading at you in the opposite lane. There is an obstruction in the road ahead. You have the choice of having a head on collision with the fuel tanker truck, hit the obstruction (maybe it's a child, a dead deer, or a tire, or you swerve right and end up in a flooded canal or hit a crowd of bystanders. What would the car decide? Your decision would depend on the obstruction. Would it be able to tell if it's a child, a deer, a dead dog. I want to be able to make the decision myself.
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I don't see it being able to work in very rural areas like where I live. The roads are so varied...pavement switching to dirt/gravel without much/any warning, very narrow roads (many of which 2 cars cannot fit side by side, or its a very tight squeeze), many roads have no lines or markings, tons of animals, lots of unmapped and incorrectly mapped areas, steep hills and curves, thick vegetation, mud, flood prone areas...so many variables that-to me, at least with current technology and mapping-seems impossible and very unsafe. I can see how it could make cities and high traffic areas safer and faster though. But how do they perform in bad weather? Road construction? Emergencies (animals, unexpected obstructions, emergency vehicles, etc)?
I wouldn't want a self-driving car myself, I'd never want to live in a city either.
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You bring up many of my own concerns. How the hell are they going to perform in far less than ideal weather or road conditions?
Also I don't like the fact that machines will be making ethical choices for us and we will be left with the consequences. Here's an example: You are driving down a road. A fuel tanker truck is heading at you in the opposite lane. There is an obstruction in the road ahead. You have the choice of having a head on collision with the fuel tanker truck, hit the obstruction (maybe it's a child, a dead deer, or a tire, or you swerve right and end up in a flooded canal or hit a crowd of bystanders. What would the car decide? Your decision would depend on the obstruction. Would it be able to tell if it's a child, a deer, a dead dog. I want to be able to make the decision myself.