Its fun to see such an article in non-tech media. I don’t think there is a particular value in encouraging such articles: they will arise on their own.
As to the autonomous car concern, what seems most likely to me is that there will (always?) be a human driver mode, where the autonomous functions provide a sort of safety cocoon. That is, if I want to drive down the street or up the interstate, why shouldn’t I as long as I do it safely? And if a car can drive itself autonomously, it can limit the inputs I can make only to those that will be safe. That is, I try to drive into another vehicle, the steering wheel just won’t turn that far, I try to tailgate, the brakes and accelerator don’t let me. We are already seeing the technology of autonomous driving penetrate the real market in terms of driver-assist: self-parking, notifiers to the driver when she is backing up on to something or tailgating, cruisecontrol which can slow as traffic slows to keep safe distances, notification when drifting out of your lane. The only reason we wind up with autonomous vehicles that don’t allow human driving is if there is no demand for driving.
I let my 11 year old steer while I am driving. I limit her steering inputs only to those that are safe. If I can figure out how to do that, so can Autonomous Drive.
Its fun to see such an article in non-tech media. I don’t think there is a particular value in encouraging such articles: they will arise on their own.
As to the autonomous car concern, what seems most likely to me is that there will (always?) be a human driver mode, where the autonomous functions provide a sort of safety cocoon. That is, if I want to drive down the street or up the interstate, why shouldn’t I as long as I do it safely? And if a car can drive itself autonomously, it can limit the inputs I can make only to those that will be safe. That is, I try to drive into another vehicle, the steering wheel just won’t turn that far, I try to tailgate, the brakes and accelerator don’t let me. We are already seeing the technology of autonomous driving penetrate the real market in terms of driver-assist: self-parking, notifiers to the driver when she is backing up on to something or tailgating, cruisecontrol which can slow as traffic slows to keep safe distances, notification when drifting out of your lane. The only reason we wind up with autonomous vehicles that don’t allow human driving is if there is no demand for driving.
I let my 11 year old steer while I am driving. I limit her steering inputs only to those that are safe. If I can figure out how to do that, so can Autonomous Drive.