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by arthur_pryor 3700 days ago
> It doesn't really have to be perfect as long as it doesn't fail in common scenarios.

i agree that it doesn't have to be perfect, but the standard should be higher than "doesn't fail in common scenarios." we should also expect graceful handling of many uncommon but plausible scenarios. we expect human drivers to handle more than just common scenarios, and human drivers are pretty bad.