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2,304 times last year (in just one state) so-called self driving cars, ahem, didn't self-drive, according to this report at auto connected car news.
The technology is not safe unless it is monitored by a human behind a steering wheel who can take control, Consumer Watchdog said.
Reasons for disengagement include:
[a lot of human factors -- which "AI" does not understand]
* Hardware discrepancy.
* Errors in detection.
* GPS signal issues.
* Software crash.While 50 companies are licensed to test autonomous vehicles in California, only 19 companies were required to file disengagement reports covering 2017.
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California had 2,304 Self-Driving Car "Disengagements" Last Year
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You are a fluke of the universe; you have no right to be here.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday February 02 2018, @09:06PM (7 children)
and I'm not gonna trust these things until they hit at least version 3.1. Before that I expect the cars to have large placards "STUDENT AI DRIVER", and possibly flashing lights.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday February 02 2018, @09:46PM (1 child)
Would a Ford ME be more dangerous than a GM Vista?
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday February 02 2018, @10:49PM
Probably better than Toyota Bob!
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(Score: 5, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Friday February 02 2018, @10:04PM (2 children)
Believe me, you can't just go to your local Car Store to buy these robot cars. Because they haven't perfected them yet. That's why they're testing them out in California. There's so much empty space in California. We use it to test our missiles, our ICBMs. An ICBM can go a long way, but California is huge. By the time the robot cars come to your state, they'll be perfect. As perfect as they can be.
But I don't know if I want any. I say, give me a goddamned driver. I'm on a date, I pick up a hot looking woman, all right? And I tell my driver, take us to Madison Square Garden fast, my good man! But he doesn't take the fastest way. He finds a slow one. Because he knows that getting there is half the fun. He knows I don't care if we're late to the wrestling. I'm going to have a great time there in the car. But is a robot going to know that? I don't think so. Unless I tell it, "take us to Madison Square but take your time, we may be screwing on the way." And there goes my date. And maybe she gives me a slap before she goes. Can you blame her? I can't blame her. And who wants a robot watching while he's with a lady? I don't, where's the fun in that? But when a guy's driving me, and he's just there to serve me, and he signed the nondisclosure agreement? It's hot.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday February 02 2018, @10:51PM (1 child)
Niiiiiiiiice!
golf clap!
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Grishnakh on Saturday February 03 2018, @02:34AM
This guy is truly a treasure on SN. And it's amazing that he's kept up both the frequency and quality for a full year now. Seriously, this site's admins need to find a way of publicizing this guy's posts to draw more readers here. Then they could add some advertising to the site (but disable it for the long-time SNers) and profit tremendously.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @01:25AM
I have GREAT news for you! It's not going to take 40 years to reach 3.1. We're adopting Mozilla's rapid release version numbering. We should hit 3.1 in less than three quarters.
(Score: 2) by coolgopher on Saturday February 03 2018, @01:32AM
Everyone knows that it's not until version 3.11 that it "get's good enough", and then we'll be stuck with that version on the roads for decades...