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pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Considering that driving is (statistically) the most dangerous thing the average person does, I wouldn’t really say that people use the steering wheel just fine.

It’s just that computers are currently worse at it than humans.

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KpntAutismus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
agreed. if “autopilot” becomes a better driver than the average person, then it has a right to exist.

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- PlutoParty@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Despite autopilot’s flaws, this is already true.
  
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  - pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    In not entirely sure if I trust the statistics that are available for a couple reasons (and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong):
    
    They are self reported by the manufacturer
    
    Systems like autopilot will revert to manual control when it detects a situation it can’t handle, which means it has the luxury of “not being at fault during the crash” when it may have caused the situation 5 seconds before
    
    It’s comparing to all vehicles instead of just vehicles that have similar non-self-driving but effective safety features
    
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FaceDeer@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I wouldn't even say that without seeing statistics to back it up. The news doesn't cover routine traffic accidents, but one Tesla screws up one thing and that story is front page. Don't rely on anecdotes and emotions.

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