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Creativity  ·  2942 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: George Hotz cancels Comma One because of NHTSA letter

I hear you, but I don't have a strong stance like you seem to have.

    "Don't make me prove it's safe, children are dying everywhere all day long! Get those infernal drivers away from the wheel!"

He never said that.

You have three scenarios :

1. Human driver

2. Robocars which outperforms human driver who doesn't take into account specific Trolley problems

3. Robocars which takes into account everything

From step 1 to step 2, you are saving x lives per day. From step 2 to 3, you are saving y lives per day.

Should you go from step 1 to step 3 and waiting z more years, or should you go from step 1 to step 2 ? And then enhance the cars every year.

I think it's a valid question, as step 2 proves the technology is safe (way safer than humans, but not foolproof). Waiting for your input.