Do you remember the Ford Pinto with the faulty gas tanks?
http://www.autosafety.org/uploads/phpq3mJ7F_FordMemo.pdf
Do you think the manufacturers of self-driving cars will be any more
ethical? Will they put passenger safety ahead of profit?
On 8/31/2015 3:25 PM, Bob W-PDML wrote:
On 31 Aug 2015, at 20:10, John <[email protected]> wrote:
According to some, [...] those who deny that it is possible are
wrong.
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/
[...] The conspiracy folks [...]
Do you really, really think that the people who are designing this
stuff are not aware of the risks, and do not spend a lot of time and
money thinking about this stuff, working through the possibilities
and the countermeasures? Have you any idea at all of the types of
people who are involved in designing and validating safety-critical
software?
Even so, it won't be perfect, but anyone who thinks that the risks of
the imperfect software coupled with a bloody big Stop! button in
every car outweigh the benefits of saving upwards of 1,000,000 lives
per year lost as the result of human errors must be barking mad.
B
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