SFFD: Injured person dies after Cruise cars block first responders
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San Francisco Fire Department personnel said a critically injured person died after two Cruise cars prevented first responders from leaving the area.
  • Kleinbonum@feddit.de
    5·
    1 year ago

    These cars don’t even go onto highways or areas where accidents are more likely.

    Accidents are less likely on highways. Most accidents occur in urban settings. Most deadly accidents occur outside of cities, off-highway.

    • uzay@beehaw.org
      0·
      1 year ago

      I could see accidents being more likely for autonomous cars on highways though

        • uzay@beehaw.org
          2·
          1 year ago

          For humans, but not necessarily for camera-based autonomous cars? They also can’t just stop on a highway to prevent accidents.

          • Kornblumenratte@feddit.de
            1·
            1 year ago

            Well, I do use a car that is able to drive (almost) autonomous on a highway, so I know that the tech to drive on highways exist since several years.

            All the difficult stuff – slow traffic, parking cars, crossings, pedestrians… – does not exist on highways.

            The only problem that still remains is the problem you mention: what to do in case of trouble?

            Of course you have to stop on a highway to prevent an accident or in case of an emergency. That’s exactly what humans do. But then humans get out of the car, set up warning signs, get help &c. Cars cannot do this. The result is reported in this article.