Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> By “not quite” there is a likely scenario where there is both an > intelligent control system in the car itself - but also a cadre of “remote > drivers” in an office somewhere (preferably local, instead of India). And > all interactions are recorded, of course. > I doubt it. That sounds like the worst of both technologies. The safety record measured in accidents per passenger mile of driverless cars is already far better than human-driven cars. It will only improve. Putting a person in charge of a driverless car, or even letting a person touch the controls, is asking for trouble. It will increase the number of accidents. I guess it might be a good idea for delivery vehicles, but a better idea is to make delivery vehicles the size of picnic baskets and have them go no faster than 2 miles an hour. Like this: https://thestack.com/iot/2015/11/03/self-driving-delivery-robots-starship-skype-london-in-2016/ Pilots have long been saying that future airplanes will be equipped with one man and one dog. The man's job will be to feed the dog. The dog's job will be to bite the man if he touches the controls. - Jed
