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I can't answer really specifically, but in general it seems like a bad idea to have two different computer systems programmed by different people with different parameters, both controlling the brakes.
In theory no matter how many computers you have, if one of them thinks the car is going to hit something (/someone), the brakes probably should be applied. That's why airliners have multiple autopilots. However in the case of airliners the computers are designed to operate together to provide redundancy and they contain algorithms to handle cases of the computers disagreeing. The systems in self-driving cars are not designed to interoperate.Be alert! America needs more lerts.
Eric Law
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Originally posted by elaw View PostI can't answer really specifically, but in general it seems like a bad idea to have two different computer systems programmed by different people with different parameters, both controlling the brakes.
In theory no matter how many computers you have, if one of them thinks the car is going to hit something (/someone), the brakes probably should be applied. That's why airliners have multiple autopilots. However in the case of airliners the computers are designed to operate together to provide redundancy and they contain algorithms to handle cases of the computers disagreeing. The systems in self-driving cars are not designed to interoperate.
In other words, the 'autopilots' in cars today are nothing near what they need to be to provide the kind of reliablity and safety that commercial aviation autopilots provide. And without that, we need to get them off the streets.
And then there's the whole issue of keeping the driver focused on driving when he is not "hand-driving'. And that is NOT going to happen. Ever.
Therefore, until cars can drive themselves without the need for driver intervention, it's a dead-end.
But they will continue to be produced and allowed on the streets because... money.
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Originally posted by Evan View PostBut they will continue to be produced and allowed on the streets because... money.
But I'm not cynical... really!Be alert! America needs more lerts.
Eric Law
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