All technologies have an inherent risk of failure, from flint hatchets to nuclear reactors. Automotive technology is no different - brakes fail, tires blow out, and so on (in point of fact, one of our vehicles is at the local garage waiting for an ECM and a fuel pump). But risk of failure is not a good reason to abandon any technology; the goal isn't to make something completely safe, but to make it as safe as possible.
Auto-drive technology is no different. I've no doubt that it will involve sensors, fail-safes and the like, but these will not totally eliminate the risk that one or more systems will fail. But so what? The goal is to reduce human control of the vehicle to the greatest extent possible, because human error is the primary factor in car crashes.
Now if you'll excuse me, tomorrow is laundry day, and I've got to get ready to go down to the river and beat my clothes on a rock.
Boru
Auto-drive technology is no different. I've no doubt that it will involve sensors, fail-safes and the like, but these will not totally eliminate the risk that one or more systems will fail. But so what? The goal is to reduce human control of the vehicle to the greatest extent possible, because human error is the primary factor in car crashes.
Now if you'll excuse me, tomorrow is laundry day, and I've got to get ready to go down to the river and beat my clothes on a rock.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
