[kfarr]

> 2. Humans can drive with just vision, so why can’t computers?

Agreed this is very naive, it implies that humans are good drivers. Humans are awful drivers, and it sure doesn't help that [human] field of view and depth perception is very poor [compared to alternatives such as LIDAR].

[njarboe]

Human drivers cause ~40,000 deaths a year in the US. The car would not exist as a consumer product if it were invented today. Automatic car systems may have to have close to zero fatality rates to be acceptable in the US. Possibly a national law of some sort could be passed to limit automatic car manufactures liability that would allow them to be deployed at scale. Otherwise, I see little chance of automatic vehicles existing in the US. They will cause deaths, especially if human drivers are still allowed on the same roads. I sure hope they can be deployed, as the benefits of automatic vehicles for safety, convenience, the environment, and efficiency are large.

[sdenton4]

Step 1: Computer vision.

Step 2: Theory of mind.

Step 3: ???

Step 4: Profit.