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To: discostu

Either all cars will have to be computer operated or none of the cars should be allowed to be computer operated. The reaction times between man and machine are not compatible.

Machines operate by an On/Off decision. Humans operate on varying shades that run the gamut from black to white.

People will die needlessly.

Wait until one of these cars has a mechanical breakdown or a blown tire. Replacing the human driver will be easier said than done.


40 posted on 05/26/2014 3:53:43 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Delta Dawn

There’s no reason for it to be all or none. Doesn’t matter if the people are slower, collision avoidance is collision avoidance, the methods are the same, and having one side react faster just makes the accident easier to avoid. And frankly the way moving cars respond to input negates most of the computer’s “advantage”.

Machines do grey just fine. People won’t die, they’ll live because the computer driven cars will be better than the human driven cars at not killing people.

Blowouts and breakdowns will be handled the same by a computer as a person, pull over and stop, it ain’t complicated. We already HAVE the tech IN cars right now to do this, the delay right now is our laws and acceptance.


54 posted on 05/26/2014 4:11:22 PM PDT by discostu (Seriously, do we no longer do "phrasing"?!)
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