Self driving autos in FL!

[Cavman]

Motorcycle riders be aware in FL! Will these autos recognize motorcycles on the roads? Let the lawsuits begin?

https://www.technocracy.news/florida-first-to-waive-driver-requirement-for-self-driving-autos/

 

[fatboy]

might actually be safer at least they will use turn signals and lights when it rains

 

[Gwolf]

Will they be programmed to sit at the stop light after it turns green and keep sending text messages like a human can do?

 

[canamjhb]

I agree that they may be safer. There are way too many unskilled and inattentive drivers on the road. To quote Monk, "It's a jungle out there"..... Jim

 

[JerryB]

Hi canamjhb,

Re: There are way too many unskilled and inattentive drivers on the road.

50% of all drivers have driving skills that are below average.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

I would rather have the av's then the illegals now getting driver's license in ny. i'm sure the av's will at least be insured.

 

[dondje]

might actually be safer at least they will use turn signals and lights when it rains

At over a half billion miles logged in the USA, AVs already been proven to be safer than human drivers per million miles driven. Vehicles are being tested in multiple cities that don't even have a driver's seat or a steering wheel. As AVs get even better, insurance is going to sky rocket for the human driver. At least we will be able to drink and ride!

Regards,

Don

 

[jcthorne]

At over a half billion miles logged in the USA, AVs already been proven to be safer than human drivers per million miles driven. Vehicles are being tested in multiple cities that don't even have a driver's seat or a steering wheel. As AVs get even better, insurance is going to sky rocket for the human driver. At least we will be able to drink and ride!

Regards,

Don

Actually with the couple deaths in the last year or so this 'law of averages' is no longer true. Human drivers have a MUCH safer record at the moment.

I predict injury claims (intentional and not) will force the hands of the self insured companies operating the AVs. The public 'KNOWS' that any incident involving one is the fault of the AV and the owner and company liable for its actions has very deep pockets. The only group that will make profits from this is the lawyers.

 

[Bob Denman]

I'll be waiting for the first autonomous vehicle to show up at my Office, and want to buy insurance... :roflblack:

 

[Chupaca]

Ah Well.....

Maybe they should start with zones where only they can drive around. Like Europe where there are cities where they don't allow non local licenced drivers to enter. Park outside and use public transport within.... :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

That's not a bad idea... :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

That's not a bad idea... :thumbup:

You know what Joe Public can do to the most well tested products out there....:roflblack: Don't even want to think about the Hackers out there.....:yikes:

 

[Gwolf]

 

[Easy Rider]

We already have "self driving" cars in Florida.
They are the ones with 90+ year old drivers passed out behind the wheel. :yikes:

 

[JerryB]

Hi Easy,

Re: 90+ year old drivers passed out behind the wheel.

According to the segment I watched on the national news the other night, it is NOT old folks passed out behind the wheel.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[Bob Denman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W94BXQI6Eo

 

[dondje]

Actually with the couple deaths in the last year or so this 'law of averages' is no longer true. Human drivers have a MUCH safer record at the moment.

That is not true. All deaths and injuries world wide have been taken into account for the current statistics. AV are running about 3x safer for deaths per millions of miles driven than human driven.

The nice thing about AV is that the accident can be analyzed and programming can be updated on other vehicles so that the odds of the same mistake happening again is drastically reduced. Doesn't really happen with humans.

Insurance companies are soon going to be charging way more for human drivers than AV. Human drivers will be assumed to be at fault as more and more info is produced by the AV systems as they communicate with each other going down the road. Humans are fast becoming the weak link.

Regards,

Don

 

[Grandpot]

How about a self driving Spyder?:yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

"Humans are fast becoming the weak link."

So: are you ready to volunteer to become Soylent Green?

 

[azprince]

I recently read that the current AI systems only recognized pedestrians less than 40% of the time and that includes bicyclists. So don't let them blow smoke in your face. Also. I just found out that AI doesn't know location like we do. They are not aware of things like shopping areas, schools etc. So they can keep their smart vehicles. I'm not buying. BTW how does it know lanes when the paint is covered by snow? They also expect that we will behave in
a certain fashion. Drive Cali freeways sometime and watch for unpredictable behavior. Their brains are digital, we have analog brains. I rest my case.