[LINK] itN: 'Third fatal Tesla Autopilot crash ...'

[Karl Auer]

On Tue, 2019-05-21 at 13:44 +1000, David wrote:
> > The idea that human have a "reasonable track record" is laughable -
> > they kill and maim tens of thousands of each other each year.
> The absolute number is pretty meaningless.  The number of accidents
> per vehicle-Km would be better, and even that varies according to the
> type of journey (expressways, suburban, rural, etc), type of
> accident, and other factors.

Seriously? The detail really doesn't matter. Human error in human-
driven vehicles kills thousands every year. Pretty sure the relatives
of those killed on expressways don't feel that much better or worse
than the relatives of those killed on rural byways.

> > If machines had the same track record, we wouldn't let them any
> > where near the roads. In fact they have a much better track record,
> > and we still don't let them drive.
> I dispute that.  We have no idea what the failure-rate would be if
> all vehicles had Tesla-type technology.

Not sure what you are disputing - that they have a better track record
or that we don;t let them drive? Both are as far as I know, true
statements.

All we need is for driver-assisted or driverless vehicles to be a tiny
bit better overall than human drivers, and we already have a huge win.

Regards, K.

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