| > We need to distinguish between the two. More than that, you need to distinguish between accidents and fatalities and then you need to put them both against the number of miles driven. In the US we're currently at about 36,000 fatalities per year with about 3 trillion miles driven. > I'd guess the maximum acceptable rate would be no more than one collision in multiple years of driving. Again.. terrible metric. The rate versus the number of miles driven _while in autonomous mode_ is what you really want to consider; and anything worse than the current numbers is absolutely unacceptable. > For a self-driving fleet taxi with a remote operator able to take over and help it when it gets stuck, it may be. I'm not sure that's better, or an acceptable solution. Remotely controlled, how? Do we put limits on that system? Are limits always a good idea given the context it's expected to be used in? How long between alert and remote control? What's the expected latency of drive controls, given that light actually moves pretty slow relative to the planet's size? Then, how do we secure any of that? Either the system works better than humans, or it shouldn't be deployed. Limited trials, a good grip on the numbers and a strong regulator are what's needed. |