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California had 2,304 Self-Driving Car "Disengagements" Last Year

posted by mrpg on Friday February 02 2018, @09:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the what-could-possibly-go-rwong dept.

Justin Case writes:

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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  • (Score: 2) by Justin Case on Friday February 02 2018, @09:12PM (3 children)

    by Justin Case (4239) on Friday February 02 2018, @09:12PM (#632164) Journal

    Has anyone heard yet how the liability for software-caused crashes* will be allocated?

    I, for one, do not welcome our new AI overlords if I am expected to pay for someone else's sloppy coding practices and hurry-first-to-market test cycle.

    * I propose the term "blue windshield of death" (C) Justin Case 2018, all rights reserved. Also, I'm thinking of patenting "killing people with SDC" so that every crash will owe me royalties.

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  • (Score: 2) by WalksOnDirt on Friday February 02 2018, @09:39PM (1 child)

    by WalksOnDirt (5854) on Friday February 02 2018, @09:39PM (#632174) Journal

    Also, I'm thinking of patenting "killing people with SDC" so that every crash will owe me royalties.

    I think Dilbert [amuniversal.com] beat you on that one.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @11:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @11:12PM (#632236)

    So taking out our gps satellites will not only affect our military but getting to work?

    What will Rosie the riveter do to help the war effort then?