Safety Questions Raised After Recent Driverless Car Incidents
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Recent incidents with Tesla Autopilot and Cruise robo-taxis have raised concerns about the safety of driverless vehicles. Strong regulations are needed to ensure safety.
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AI capabilities like large language models are very different from automated driving systems that interact with the physical world. Automated driving has major safety implications that require much higher accuracy.
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U.S. traffic is already remarkably safe. Achieving comparable safety with automated systems will be extremely difficult.
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Tesla and Cruise incidents reveal Silicon Valley "move fast and break things" culture is risky for safety-critical automated driving. Patience and attention to detail are needed.
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Near-term regulations should require automated driving systems to be geofenced, report all incidents, have safety management systems, and develop comprehensive safety cases subject to regulatory approval before deployment.