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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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TAPPING? You POLITICIANS! Don't you realize that the END of the "Wash
Cycle" is a TREASURED MOMENT for most people?!
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Saturday February 03 2018, @02:38AM
Honestly, this tech could be deployed early and save a lot of lives, and trouble (from driver fatigue mostly) if they do a Phase I where it's only deployed on Interstate highways. Interstate highway driving is far, far simpler than regular roads, since there's no residential roads, no intersections (just on/off ramps), etc., so getting these systems to 99.999% reliability on Interstates should be much easier than with surface streets. Imagine within 5 years you could drive yourself manually like now, but as soon as you get on the highway on-ramp, you hit a button and the car drives you automatically to your exit. You could drive cross-country, only stopping at gas stations, and sleeping along the way.