[Retric]

I don’t think accurate prediction is the right long term strategy. It’s edge cases that cause accidents, so a more adversarial approach is safer.

Taken to the extreme this causes problems, but gently slowing down in the case of extreme tailgating is a response to slow reaction times not direct path prediction.

[mellosouls]

It's edge cases that will leave 100% self-driving unlikely in the near future.

[AstralStorm]

Adversarial approach to driving results in staying at home, because you're likely to be rammed by a bad driver from behind, and you should almost never brake and drive always as fast as possible. Alternatively always stop when you see any pedestrian on the walkway, because they will drive in front of your car.

Driving is cooperative not adversarial, even certain classes of illegal behavior are predictable.