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by kirkbauer 3632 days ago
I can't imagine that every road in the world can be determined to be "safe" or "not safe" via GPS coordinates alone.
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Then the classification would fail-safe (i.e. no autopilot for you) and that's good[1]. The alternative with the current technology is apparently depending on humans to decide (poorly). This is to minimise deaths caused by engaging autopilot at the wrong time while you gather more data.

[1] If the goal is to stay out of court. I understand the AI drivers are better on average argument.

Certainly the software making the driving decision is capable of 'knowing'