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The evidence from robotaxis in San Francisco seems to show self-driving cars are already safer than human-driven ones. They'll keep getting better at driving, people won't. (arstechnica.com)
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[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (10 children)

And humans never screw up under those circumstances?

There will always be anecdotes to support any conclusion. It's statistics you should be looking at when deciding what's really safer.

[–] zwerdlds@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Humans can be found culpable. Is cruise being held to the same standard?

[–] FaceDeer@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is having someone to blame for stuff going wrong more important than things actually going wrong less often?

[–] zwerdlds@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We can acknowledge the benefit while still keeping both classes of party honest. The dichotomy you propose is unnecessary.

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