[LINK] Creating safer self-driving e-vehicle road lanes?

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Mon Oct 3 18:06:43 AEDT 2022


On 28/9/22 16:38, David wrote:

> When I see another vehicle coming towards me at a relative speed of ~200 
> kph the last thing I want before I take evasive action is fight the 
> driver-management computer or think through the technology first. ...

You may not feel the need for automation. But I am happy to have it 
protect me.

Cars commonly come with the safety systems switched on by default, which 
you can dial down, but not turn off completely.

This is something aircraft designers have debated for decades. In an 
Airbus, however much you move the joystick, the aircraft will not exceed 
preprogrammed limits. Boeing takes a different approach: the pilot is 
warned they are reaching safe limits by making the yoke harder to move, 
but the aircraft will exceed these limits. In practice, as an airliner 
has two highly trained pilots, it makes very little difference. 
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/83748/what-protections-and-feedback-does-the-fly-by-wire-of-the-boeing-777-787-provide



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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au


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