While the thought of the ease of traveling and the potential safety benefits of self-driving vehicles is exciting to me, the safety of drivers during the "development process" is of great concern. Granted, we don't want to be living test dummies, but how else do you "prove" that it works unless you put it out on the road? The center point of that is that those people that have these self-driving vehicles have been told that they need to remain attentive and fully participate as the vehicle's driver, and not to rely on the automation. Then they don't. If I had to guess, the vast majority of the accidents are a direct result of the driver not paying attention while on the road. I have no idea how you can change that behavior. I am not sure that will EVER change.
Regardless of any future advancements, I think that drivers will always have to play an active role in the safe driving of the vehicle. What worries me is when the completely driverless vehicles (where there is no driver in the vehicle) hit the road.
From a personal standpoint with a great deal of physics knowledge I know Elon Musk is a phony. It greatly upsets me what Obama gave him. Wouldn’t we all want $1.3 billion dollars and all of USA Space Knowledge to have at our fingertips. There are no AI or data banks large enough to match our very complex human brains. Is it possible in the distant future? I think we have not discovered the process.
While the thought of the ease of traveling and the potential safety benefits of self-driving vehicles is exciting to me, the safety of drivers during the "development process" is of great concern. Granted, we don't want to be living test dummies, but how else do you "prove" that it works unless you put it out on the road? The center point of that is that those people that have these self-driving vehicles have been told that they need to remain attentive and fully participate as the vehicle's driver, and not to rely on the automation. Then they don't. If I had to guess, the vast majority of the accidents are a direct result of the driver not paying attention while on the road. I have no idea how you can change that behavior. I am not sure that will EVER change.
Regardless of any future advancements, I think that drivers will always have to play an active role in the safe driving of the vehicle. What worries me is when the completely driverless vehicles (where there is no driver in the vehicle) hit the road.
I think this is why the AZ and CA approved permits for certain areas with restrictions. Some manufacturers want to move a bit faster.
From a personal standpoint with a great deal of physics knowledge I know Elon Musk is a phony. It greatly upsets me what Obama gave him. Wouldn’t we all want $1.3 billion dollars and all of USA Space Knowledge to have at our fingertips. There are no AI or data banks large enough to match our very complex human brains. Is it possible in the distant future? I think we have not discovered the process.