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Originally Posted by Xist
I think that the one aspect of driving that can be predicted the least is human drivers, so for autonomous driving to be safest, it would need to be 100%. What would they do, mandate that new cars come with this standard and that existing cars be upgraded? How many cars would they allow to receive this? Probably only ones meeting new and stricter emission and safety standards.
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The current generation of autonomous vehicles does not require that all vehicles are autonomous. Other vehicles are obstacles to be avoided. Yes, to be "safest", all should be autonomous, but I can already foresee the firestorm if there is a hint that ALL vehicles must be autonomous...
However, even in the case of a non-autonomous driver trying to do something incredibly stupid (like run a red light or cross over into oncoming traffic), I would expect an autonomous vehicle react "more correctly" than the vast majority of human drivers... that is, the autonomous vehicle won't panic or freeze up.