It seems easier to improve the decisions computers make than those humans make. For that reason I disagree; even with humans involved machines can still drive, as far as I'm concerned. A machine can take in more data, e.g., a 360 degree view around the car from a camera mounted on the roof. A machine might be more likely to choose the correct course when there will be a definite crash. For example, if you have to choose between a head-on collision and killing a pedestrian, would you always make the right choice?
(the right choice is the collision; the pedestrian doesn't have crash protection <obvious joke about obesity omitted />) On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > Computers make mistakes too... thinking about it logically, it is > *all* our fault whether the driver is a human or a robot. > > A rocket in the 60's crashed because somebody put a '-' instead of a > '+' in their software... an Airbus crash at an air show was because > the engines didn't spool up quickly enough - this wasn't a direct > computer fault, it was human error, but even in the most automated > cockpit the human element is still present. > > Putting a robot in charge of a car is akin to fitting a speed limiter > - you are limiting the ability of the occupants to react to external > events. Robotic cars could only really work in a 100%-robotic > environment. > > On Oct 11, 6:21 am, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: >> GOOGLE PLANS TO KILL 600,000 WITH ROBOTIC CAR FLEET. :) Jonathan >> >> ----- >> Hmmmm, I beg to differ on this point. Actually humans are the ones >> responsible for the numbers. Robots may end up actually saving human s >> some day. >> >> Heard of 'Drunk & Drive' cases and the number of cases involved. Have >> a robot and atleadt it will stop your car when you are too drunk to >> even blink. >> >> If Auto-pilots and space missions can use robots, what is the problem >> with car robots. >> >> Hooray for Google! Keep it up and keep improving. >> >> Cheers, >> Jitesh Dundas >> >> On 10/11/10, Jonathan Fuerth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > "Every year, 1.2 million people are killed in road accidents around the >> > world, according to the World Health Organisation, and Google believes its >> > car could halve that number." >> >> > I can see the headline now: >> >> > GOOGLE PLANS TO KILL 600,000 WITH ROBOTIC CAR FLEET. >> >> > :) >> >> > Jonathan >> > On Oct 10, 2010 7:13 PM, "Fabrizio Giudici" <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> > "The Java Posse" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
