Reply to post: "so far caused by human error and inattention"

SHOCK! Robot cars do CRASH. Because other cars have human drivers

Paul Crawford Silver badge
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"so far caused by human error and inattention"

By the Google car under manual override, or by other road users?

When do we get an independent analysis to see if they were really unavoidable, or if the software messed up in some way that a typical human would not have?

I doubt I am the only one, insurers will want to know and I bet people considering such a car will want the equivalent of the NCAP ratings for 'droid drivers.

Yes, I sound negative, but the burden of proof has to be one the suppliers that they are better than the average human in all reasonable situations for most people to be willing to accept them. And that includes in dealing with the other human drivers that will be around for decades to come even after commercial availability.

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