Google ditched the steering wheel because people are unreliable

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

The head of Google’s X division has explained why the company chose to abandon the steering wheel in its self-driving cars, claiming that humans are

“not a reliable backup”

particularly in emergency situations, during a talk at SXSW this week.
 

Astro Teller said that during the company’s tests, they found that motorists had learned to trust the on-board systems in the self-driving cars and as a result, lost focus during journeys and would be less prepared to take control in the event of a system failure or some form of emergency.
 

 

teller said that drivers already took part in distracting activities, like texting, while fully operating a vehicle but once control was handed over to a computer system, drivers had even less reason to pay attention to the road. The result of Google’s extended test apparently “wasn’t pretty”.
 

So it seems that people are too quick to trust the computer controlled systems inside of the self-driving car, which resulted in

“questionable behavior”

from the driver.

Source  : http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/17/why-google-ditched-the-steering-wheel/

[kpreg]

fear not, tesla will save us all!

[Bsmith]

well, its true people are unreliable, god knows how they react when an other car comes 1 inch to close, while its perfectly fine.

 

i mean, software inside cars can communicate on a crossraod allowing for the best pass through, throw in 1 human and gets fucked up.

[AlwaysFSX]

Well, most people are unreliable. But everyone knows this already from just taking a 5 minute drive.

[Sauron]

...it doesn't matter how reliable a human is... if the computer fails at least you get a shot to not die if you have a steering wheel. If you don't, you just crash. I don't get the reasoning here.

[AlwaysFSX]

...it doesn't matter how reliable a human is... if the computer fails at least you get a shot to not die if you have a steering wheel. If you don't, you just crash. I don't get the reasonment here.

99% of people are too dumb to figure out driving, therefore you shall be given no chances of survival.

 

I assume that's how the meeting went.

[spwath]

fear not, tesla will save us all!

praise Elon Musk

[Sauron]

99% of people are too dumb to figure out driving, therefore you shall be given no chances of survival.

 

I assume that's how the meeting went.

 

makes sense lol

 

...sometimes I do wonder how some people got a driving license... or how they haven't died in a crash yet.

[AlwaysFSX]

makes sense lol

 

...sometimes I do wonder how some people got a driving license... or how they haven't died in a crash yet.

Sheer dumb luck I assume.

[DeScruff]

So is Google claiming they have a 100% glitch free system?
Cause 1 little memory leak in the program and you put peoples lives in danger.

[ComradeHX]

Why not just remove people from car?

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

Why not just remove people from car?

because it's a "car" , a mode of transportation  

[ComradeHX]

because it's a "car" , a mode of transportation  

Irrelevant.

 

Remove people anyway.  People can go walk safely or take a bike/bus/train/plane.

[Daegun]

Irrelevant.

 

Remove people anyway.  People can go walk safely or take a bike/bus/train/plane.

But what about when buses are automated as well?

[ComradeHX]

But what about when buses are automated as well?

I don't recall Google making buses.

[Daegun]

I don't recall Google making buses.

Touché

[Tacitus]

So people stopped paying attention, and crashed. So the logical move is to remove the wheel, so that even if they're paying attention they can't do anything to stop their impending doom?

[Yog]

Once self driving cars become a big enough thing they should loosen a lot of traffic laws but include an IQ test in the process of obtaining a drivers license. Anyone who gets above 115 gets a drivers license and can take their car out of the self driving mode, otherwise it's locked.

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

Irrelevant.

 

Remove people anyway.  People can go walk safely or take a bike/bus/train/plane.

Than was not the point of this thread. if in case they find a way to automate an airplane in the future, will you say to people, they should swim across the ocean and remove people from the plane as well?  just because google doesn't have it now, doesn't mean there wont be 

[Unhelpful]

Once self driving cars become a big enough thing they should loosen a lot of traffic laws but include an IQ test in the process of obtaining a drivers license. Anyone who gets above 115 gets a drivers license and can take their car out of the self driving mode, otherwise it's locked.

#1 IQ is a somewhat unreliable measurement.

#2 It would have to be focused more on reflex time and attention levels.

#3 Potato.

[TAK]

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[Sousuke]

With half of the stuff thats coming out of Google ... I swear that they are in lala land with the fairies.

[ComradeHX]

Than was not the point of this thread. if in case they find a way to automate an airplane in the future, will you say to people, they should swim across the ocean and remove people from the plane as well?  just because google doesn't have it now, doesn't mean there wont be 

Those are not remotely close to the same thing.

 

You don't see traffic jams in the air, for example.

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

Those are not remotely close to the same thing.

 

You don't see traffic jams in the air, for example.

are you saying there shouldn't exist automated cars because they cause traffic ? what even...

[ComradeHX]

are you saying there shouldn't exist automated cars because they cause traffic ? what even...

No.

 

Read again.