Will there ever be vehicles driving itself?
"a vehicle is "driving itself" if it is operating in a mode in which it is not being controlled, and does not need to be monitored, by an individual"
Whilst sounding like a definition it fails (at least in this part) to actually define anything.
If I tell my car the final destination does that mean I'm controlling it? What if mid journey I tell it to adjust the route to avoid traffic am I now controlling it? What if there is a button to hint it changes lane as that one looks like it is going faster?
What if there is a dashboard indicator 'take manual control' that may flash (or with alarm bells etc) if the car decides it needs human intervention due to an unexpected situation (poor weather, sensor failure, aliens on the road). Even if it only happens once in 10000 miles is the mere possibility of it happening and the requirement to monitor for it occurring sufficient to mean that the car 'needs monitoring' by an individual?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
