This is a great poitlnt, and a good driver would do the same things ng. If there's an unknown hazard, you slow down to make sure it isn't going to cause a problem. Self driving cars can have the same behaviour programmed in.
But they won't, because for acceptance they'll be programmed to drive "naturally", which means at or above the speed limit, following too closely, et cetera.
The standard complaint for an under-developed L2/L4 system is that it's too timid, it slams on the brakes for a paper blowing in the wind, et cetera.
A car that can avoid hitting a paper blowing in the wind is a car that can avoid hitting a child. Maybe we should just accept a high number of false positives.
The standard complaint for an under-developed L2/L4 system is that it's too timid, it slams on the brakes for a paper blowing in the wind, et cetera.
A car that can avoid hitting a paper blowing in the wind is a car that can avoid hitting a child. Maybe we should just accept a high number of false positives.