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.
(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.