• millie@beehaw.org
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    Given that I have no way of communicating with the driverless car and communication is often important to driving, I’d rather the kinda bad driving person. I can compensate for their bad driving when I spot it and give them room. Or sometimes i can even convey information that helps them be safer while they’re not paying attention. I’ve definitely stopped crashes that didn’t involve me using my horn.

    There’s no amount of discussion or frantic hand waving that will alter the course of an automated vehicle.

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      1 year ago

      I think you are optimistic about communicating with the worst percentile of drivers, but can’t argue with your reasoning

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        1 year ago

        Once I was driving down what had become a narrow street with high snow banks when I came across an older woman stuck between the banks repeatedly backing into the door of her neighbor’s car as she tried to get out of her driveway. After watching her do this for a couple of minutes I offered to get her car straightened out for her. She was ecstatic and about 30 seconds later we were both able to go about our days.

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          1 year ago

          Sounds like other people might have been better off if you left her there (minus her neighbor) 🙈

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      1 year ago

      discussion or frantic hand waving

      I don’t think drivers are supposed to communicate like that… but it raises a better question: how is a cop directing draffic, supposed to communicate with a driverless car?

      If there is no mechanism in place, that’s a huge oversight… while if there is one, why didn’t use it in this case?