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When Driver Error Becomes Programming Error (insidescience.org)
14 points by lelf on March 2, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I'm wondering how we engineers will deal with situations like carjacking and other extreme situations. Sometimes you just need to go, even if it breaks the law, or even if it involves hitting something or someone.

These situations don't occur every day... at least where I live. Thank goodness.

But this is a PR nightmare in the making, unless it is somehow addressed now, before such vehicles become commonplace.

At the very least, there needs to be some kind of 'safety override' button that you can press in an emergency.




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