Tagself-driving cars
Can We “Evolve” Self-Driving Cars?
The new method may be an advance but thinking of it as "evolution" at work risks misconceptionsIn evolution, “performance” just means the continued survival of a lineage. Thus it can include hybrids between what you might want for your purposes and what you don’t want.
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Will Industry Pressure Loosen Self-Driving Car Tests?
Right now, the regulatory agency is under pressure to accept the industry’s “softball” testing suggestions
Are self-driving cars really safer?
A former Uber executive says no. Before we throw away the Driver’s Handbook…
How self-driving cars can really work today
At Mind Matters News, we advocate self-driving technology that doesn’t confuse human and machine powers
Does a Western Bias Affect Self-Driving Cars?
How a driver is expected to act varies by culture
Whatever Musk says, Don’t Watch Netflix in Your Tesla
He’ll only allow streaming while stopped until “full self-driving is approved by regulators”This is hardly the time to encourage drivers to believe that someday soon, distraction will be okay. Distracted driving claims the lives of roughly nine people per day in the United States.
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Self-driving Cars: Following the Money up a Cooling Trail
The market for lithium for electric car batteries is slowingOne way we can assess entrepreneurs’ claims (think Elon Musk) is to ask, what physical components does the product require and how is the market responding?
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Should Tesla’s Autopilot Feature Be Illegal?
A recent study from the United Kingdom suggests that maybe it shouldTesla may tell drivers that Autopilot is not the same as a self-driving car. But, just as cell phone manufacturers’ warnings not to “text and drive” are too often unheeded, so too may be Tesla’s warnings.
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Even Elon Musk Can’t Get a Robotaxi These Days
His recent earnings call makes clear that few think his promised million-taxi fleet is real-world
Even Uber didn’t believe in Uber’s self-driving taxis
We found that out after Google’s Waymo sued the companyOptimism is not driving the recent collaboration and corporate consolidation in the self-driving car industry. Rather, their retrenchment is protection against an uncertain future.
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Elon Musk: You Are Liable for My Malfunctioning Code!
He hopes to put the blame for self-driving mishaps in parking lots on customersAt Mind Matters News, we have criticized his approach on numerous grounds. One problem that keeps getting left out is, who assumes moral responsibility and legal liability for self-driving vehicles?
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Can the AI Poker Champ Improve Real-World Decisions?
That’s the claim aired at Nature for Pluribus, the new Texas hold ‘em champ. Bradley Center fellows are skeptical“The trouble is," says Brendan Dixon, "any technique that works by searching ‘to the end of the game’ will not help self-driving cars (as an example) one bit…unless they have also mastered predicting the future. There is no ‘end of the game’ for nearly all decisions we make.”
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The Real Future of Self-Driving Cars Is — Better Human Drivers!
Manufacturers are improving safety by incorporating warning systems developed for self-driving cars into conventional modelsThis human-plus-machine combination is proving more potent than the machine-only hype/promise.
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If You Think Common Sense Is Easy to Acquire…
Try teaching it to a state-of-the-art self-driving car. Start with snowmen.
A Critic of the Evangelical Statement on AI Misunderstands the Issues
On the question of moral responsibility, Dr. Swamidass seems to misunderstand the Statement entirelyRather than lacking insight into AI issues, this band of theologians is especially sagacious in applying theology to them.
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News from the Real World of Self-Driving Taxis: Not Yet
WayMo includes a human in all their “robotaxis,” just in case, because the vehicles (at last report) were still confounded by common conditionsHype serves no one other than the early investors hoping to get their cash back. Calm evaluations—and an appreciation for the amazing beings that humans are—would serve all of us much better than overpromised claims that are doomed to under deliver.
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Self-driving Cars Need Virtual Rails
The alternative is more needless fatalitiesA virtual rail is essentially a road that is built expressly for driverless cars.
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Can We Program Morality into a Self-Driving Car?
A software engineering professor tells us why that’s not a realistic goalAny discussion of the morality of the self-driving car should touch on the fact that the industry as a whole thrives on hype that skirts honesty.
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