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Humans Seen As Barrier To Self-Driving Cars
- Associated Press, Wednesday, July 20, 2016 9:05 AM
Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by many automakers: that the humans in them will be ready to step in and take control if the car's systems fail. Instead, experience with automation in other modes of transportation like aviation and rail suggests that the strategy will lead to more deaths like that of a Florida Tesla driver in May. Decades of research shows that people have a difficult time keeping their minds on boring tasks like monitoring systems that rarely fail and hardly ever require them to take action. The human brain continually seeks stimulation. If the mind isn't engaged, it will wander until it finds something more interesting to think about. The more reliable the system, the more likely it is that attention will wane. Automakers are in the process of adding increasingly automated systems that effectively drive cars in some or most circumstances, but still require the driver as a backup in case the vehicle encounters a situation unanticipated by its engineers.
FINALLY, THE "DUH" FACTOR ARISES.
First, self driving cars: as stated before, the DUMBEST idea of the 21st century.
Great for those who can't survive life without a facebook page in front of their face,
self driving cars allows that. But turning over your safety to a pile of inanimate
plastic circuits is just plain stupid. Relying on this disconnects you from driver responsibility.
So what happens after you are accustomed to your car taking charge of the road, and then you
drive a car without the system? How will you be able to pay attention to the road, if you are
now accustomed to the car doing your thinking/driving for you?? This is the last thing we need for the generation who all got participation trophies and can't survive without a smartphone in their hand at all times!!!