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Injured person reportedly dies after Cruise cars block first responders (www.sfgate.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

For humans, but not necessarily for camera-based autonomous cars? They also can't just stop on a highway to prevent accidents.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Well, I do use a car that is able to drive (almost) autonomous on a highway, so I know that the tech to drive on highways exist since several years.

    All the difficult stuff – slow traffic, parking cars, crossings, pedestrians... – does not exist on highways.

    The only problem that still remains is the problem you mention: what to do in case of trouble?

    Of course you have to stop on a highway to prevent an accident or in case of an emergency. That's exactly what humans do. But then humans get out of the car, set up warning signs, get help &c. Cars cannot do this. The result is reported in this article.

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