Decades ago I accidentally ran over a cat while driving fairly slow on a residential street. It dashed out between parked cars and I barely saw it at all. I'm guessing sensor-laden driverless cars are actually going to turn out to be better at avoiding those and other kinds of accidents than human drivers.
eminence32•2h ago
I remember vividly a childhood experience when a car I was in ran over a dog -- it ran towards the side of the car and went under the rear wheels of the car. I'm not sure there's any reaction time (human or otherwise) that would have prevented that from happening.
nomel•2h ago
I almost hit an inebriated homeless person when they fell out of a bush into the road. There are scenarios where the only "safe" speed is 0 mph.
potato3732842•1h ago
I saw a duck kill itself by flying head first into a parked truck at maximum speed while being chased by some other bird.
So ever 0 isn't "safe", lol
rogerrogerr•2h ago
Yep, I think it’s blatantly obvious that autonomous cars of some flavor will eclipse human ability sometime this century.
The interesting point will be when insurance companies reduce your rate if your car doesn’t have a steering wheel (or, equivalently, charge a “driving manually” fee). It might be obscured if car companies take on the risk themselves, but at some point people will start to notice that driving manually costs more.
sema4hacker•2h ago
eminence32•2h ago
nomel•2h ago
potato3732842•1h ago
So ever 0 isn't "safe", lol
rogerrogerr•2h ago
The interesting point will be when insurance companies reduce your rate if your car doesn’t have a steering wheel (or, equivalently, charge a “driving manually” fee). It might be obscured if car companies take on the risk themselves, but at some point people will start to notice that driving manually costs more.