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Originally Posted by jds62f
Is this a serious question?
1> You're driving a car at the speed limit of 60mph on a two lane highway. The car hits a puddle of water and hydroplanes, and in trying to keep the car on the road the driver over-corrects, then veers into the wrong lane and has a head on collision with another car. The passengers in the other vehicle are severely injured. Who is at fault?
2> You're riding in an autonomous car at the speed limit of 60mph on a two lane highway. The car hits a puddle of water and hydroplanes, and in trying to keep the car on the road the computer over-corrects, then veers into the wrong lane and has a head on collision with another car. The passengers in the other vehicle are severely injured. Who is at fault?
In a country that has warning labels on on hot coffee this isn't going to happen. If my examples didn't do it for you, tell me how you'd feel if you were a bus passenger and were held personally liable for damages caused by the bus driver's mistake?
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In all likelihood, an autonomous car wouldn't over correct. Cars computers send and process information at a ridiculous rate. And the mistakes a human makes because of lack of experience are something that a computer would not make as it's programming would not allow it. Do computers fail, obviously, but would probably be more reliable than human reactions.
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