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by platevoltage 235 days ago
What do we have to gain by allowing self driving vehicles to roll through stop signs?
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We, the general public, gain nothing.

Corporations gain control of public spaces by allowing corporations to cast other road users as incompetent. Much the same as GM, etc., did with jay walking laws in the US.

Distinguishing between human and robot drivers in this way benefits only corporations and the politicians they pay.

Faster commutes and less wasted energy. This is obvious to anyone even moderately intelligent.
This is a discussion about why autonomous vehicles should have different rules than human drivers, not about the energy efficiency of stop signs. Don't be a dick, dick.