[zepearl]

I just had a look for the first time at the description of levels 4 and 5 here (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-driving_car#Levels_of_dri...).

The definition of level 5 being "under all roadway and environmental conditions that can be managed by a human driver" means that whatever mechanism being used would have a better "brain" (at least in the area of "driving") than the human one, correct?

If yes: kind of scary, as such capability would probably have to include the comprehension/understanding of e.g. "context", the ability to "abstract", be able to generalize from indirecly related informations, etc.. to understand potential upcoming dangers.

For example when driving behind a truck which has its trailer that wobbles continuously left and right (but which can still keep its lane) because of a partially flat tire would probably need a very advanced AI to recognize the potential danger.

[krapp]

Yes... the problem of autonomous cars is likely that of strong, general purpose AI.

Unfortunately, the politics around autonomous cars insists that human beings are basically idiots behind the wheel, so the problem seems more trivial than it is. After all, how hard can it be to design an AI smarter than an idiot?

[coldtea]

>For example when driving behind a truck which has its trailer that wobbles continuously left and right (but which can still keep its lane) because of a partially flat tire would probably need a very advanced AI to recognize the potential danger.

Or, say, driving in Mumbai or Beijing.