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by Herring 478 days ago
I'd be really hesitant to say anything involving humans and human judgement under uncertainty is trivial. What if the customer wants the car to drive aggressively, maybe speed a little where it "seems" safe? Should the car stop for an object that might be a plastic bag or a child's backpack? Even manual drivers are difficult to "verify" because accidents and traffic violations depend on interpretations of events, which is why we often have to go to court.