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Do you accept AI controlled automated cars, Why or why not?

I can't wait, maybe then the roads will not be as dangerous.

Posted - January 14, 2018
Tags : AI computer Computers artificial intelligence

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  • 7939
    No, I won't drive one. There have been a bunch of accidents related to parking. I also don't like the idea of a programmer potentially making ethical decisions on my behalf. 
      January 14, 2018 8:45 PM MST
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  • 2706
    Well put. :)
      February 9, 2018 10:51 AM MST
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  • 3523
    Forty-thousand people died in fatal accidents in the US in 2016.  Clearly human intelligence is not enough to manage an automobile.  Artificial intelligence is definitely worth giving it a try.  There will still be accidents but probably due to a different array of causes.  If fatalities go down, it will have been worth it.
      January 14, 2018 10:13 PM MST
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  • 5354
    Not yet. There have bee too many accidents with the prototypes.
    https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/10/16875066/argo-ai-self-driving-car-crash-pittsburgh-ford
      January 15, 2018 2:13 AM MST
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  • 13071
    No. Its a nightmare for the Truck industry my son is in right now.
      January 15, 2018 2:42 AM MST
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  • 5354
    50 tonnes of AI controlled vehicle? That will be a while :-))
      January 15, 2018 2:39 PM MST
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  • 13071
    Actually, they are building  interstate roads with rails to accommodate the big rigs. Its scary, but true.
      January 15, 2018 2:43 PM MST
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  • 2706
    Kinda makes you wonder if they're trying to phase out most of humanity or at the least, control us.
      February 9, 2018 10:54 AM MST
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  • 5451
    No, they're already here. Last year the first self-driving truck picked up a load in Fort Collins CO and delivered it to Colorado Springs CO. This post was edited by Livvie at January 15, 2018 3:02 PM MST
      January 15, 2018 2:54 PM MST
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  • 5354
    You are correct, when I looked for "self driving trucks" I found plenty.
    https://www.wired.com/story/embark-self-driving-truck-deliveries/ This post was edited by JakobA the unAmerican. at January 15, 2018 3:19 PM MST
      January 15, 2018 3:18 PM MST
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  • 1713
    Shouldn't they still have someone in the cab to supervise the computer in case it freaks out?
    It sounds like a disaster waiting to happen if they don't have someone in there. Kind of like with planes, you still need a pilot even with autopilot.
      January 16, 2018 7:38 PM MST
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  • 13071
    I thought so too, but apparently there is a way to drive without a driver. Im not sure how that works though. 
      January 16, 2018 7:41 PM MST
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  • 1713
    Well, then that's just a bad idea methinks. Especially considering how big they are so if the computer glitches there's gonna be chaos..
      January 16, 2018 7:43 PM MST
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  • 1440
    no0thing can be perfect. i bet its more easier to self drive than be surrounded by AI drivers
      January 15, 2018 9:03 AM MST
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  • 44649
    I will never let anyone named Al drive my car.
      January 15, 2018 9:05 AM MST
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  • 5354
    Say, don't you remember? They called me 'Al'
    It was 'Al' all the time
    Why don't you remember? I'm your pal
     buddy, can you spare a dime?
      January 15, 2018 2:32 PM MST
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  • 13071
    LOL!! :D
      January 15, 2018 2:35 PM MST
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  • 1713
    Not for me, it would require a blind faith in technology I just don't have. I know how computers are..
    But I think it would be nice to have that option for old or disabled people, and alcoholics too.
    That way I can drive my own car more safely and they can have a better option for themselves.
    It's a win/win. Yay! This post was edited by Patchouli at January 17, 2018 9:20 AM MST
      January 16, 2018 7:32 PM MST
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