On 2016-06-09 21:32 I wrote: > Suppose there's been heavy rain for three days and numerous warnings about > flooding on local roads. Ignoring the warnings, I drive around a bend and > hit water 30cm deep at the speed limit with the result the car aquaplanes > causing an accident with multiple fatalities. With a conventional car I > think there'd be no doubt about the outcome - I'd be doing porridge for > negligent driving. But what person would be responsible with a driverless > vehicle? Who would the relatives of the dead victims sue, or have they no > comeback?
Sorry, the point of this example was lost during editing... Driving in a real-world context relies on a wider set of information than is present in the immediate vehicle environment. No matter how good the sensors and AI software might be, they're not the same as a human functioning in the real world. In this case the onboard system wasn't monitoring the media and the weather. David L. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
