Self-driving cars: Motorists will not be liable for crashes and can watch TV behind the wheel, government says

[8ball]

A single seater autonomous pod. I can see this replacing taxi's but not helping with congestion. It looks far too small for a half decent shop even Gordon Murray Design
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Perfect for the atomised digital nomad society where no one owns anything or knows anyone.

 

[spanglechick]

Perfect for the atomised digital nomad society where no one owns anything or knows anyone.

I probably only do about two or three journeys a year with a passenger. This is CUTE and presumably being small is better ecologically. I’d definitely have one.

 

[8ball]

I probably only do about two or three journeys a year with a passenger. This is CUTE and presumably being small is better ecologically. I’d definitely have one.

I guess if all those journeys are within an urban area it could work for some people.
It beats a road full of single-occupancy SUVs. Though that's a pretty low bar.

Mercifully, the visibility looks poor, meaning there's not much time between realising the software has glitched and being squished by a lorry.

 

[scifisam]

I probably only do about two or three journeys a year with a passenger. This is CUTE and presumably being small is better ecologically. I’d definitely have one.

I wouldn't want to be in one next to a lorry.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Is this district nurse carrying a manga cushion?

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I wouldn't want to take my manga cushions biking.

 

[8ball]

I had one of those speed awareness courses yesterday.

The instructor was a bit put out when I guffawed he said self-driving cars will be here soon and road traffic accidents will become a thing of the past.

 

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Aah ty for that. I didnt know that there was already a thread for this. Probably this thread needs to be deleted.

Thread has done fine
Continuing with issues

Is ‘fake data’ the real deal when training algorithms?

The use of synthetic data is a cost‑effective way to teach AI about human responses. But can it help eliminate bias and make self‑driving cars safer?

www.theguardian.com

 

[hash tag]

Self driving cars will of course be good for anti car groups and enviromentalists like RTS etc. Throw a sheet of paper in front of one and it will stop, I expect. Stick something over it's sensors and it won't move.

 

[hash tag]

More out today
BBC News - Driverless cars: Experts warn no easy answer to how safe they should be

Driverless cars: Experts warn no easy answer to how safe they should be

It might not be enough for self-driving cars to be safer than usual cars as people expect more, experts say.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[weltweit]

The closing speed of vehicles travelling on an A road is up to 120mph - I wouldn't forgive an autonomous car getting into a head on collision with me.