As long as there is a means to take over when (not if) the system fails, I am all for it.
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The technical advances made in recent years around this are fantastic, but I can't help but think the barrier is going to be more of a human one ("I don't like the feeling of this, what if it goes wrong") rather than a statistical one - and sadly, as soon as there are a couple of accidents involving self driving cars, they'll be plastered all over the media as proof to why they should have never been allowed in the first place.
I hope the above doesn't happen of course, but I'm not holding high hopes...!
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Can self-driving cars cope with illogical humans? Google car crashed because bus driver didn't do what it expected
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is collecting information
Said it wants to get a 'more detailed exploration of what exactly happened'
Google vehicle struck side of a public bus in Mountain View
Footage shows a Lexus SUV edging into the path of the bus at 15mph
By MARK PRIGG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 13:57 EST, 14 March 2016 | UPDATED: 15:08 EST, 14 March 2016
Google has revealed that its self driving car hit a bus because it made an incorrect assumption about where it would go.
The firm admitted the crash would not be its last - while humans were allowed on the roads.
'Our car was making an assumption about what the other car was going to do,' said Chris Urmson, head of Google's self-driving project, speaking at the SXSW festival in Austin.
'This what driving is about.'
Scroll down for video of the crash
Google has revealed that its self driving car hit a bus because it made an incorrect assumption about where it would go. +12
Google has revealed that its self driving car hit a bus because it made an incorrect assumption about where it would go.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Neither the Google employee in the driver's seat — who must be there under California law to take the wheel in an emergency — nor the 16 people on the bus were injured.
The transit agency has concluded based on the footage that the bus driver was not responsible, spokeswoman Stacey Hendler Ross said.
Though it was a low-speed collision, the impact crumpled the Lexus' front left side, flattened the tire and tore off the radar Google installed to help the SUV perceive its surroundings.
A Google self-driving car struck a municipal bus in Mountain View in a minor crash on Feb. 14, and the search engine firm said it bears 'some responsibility' for the incident in what may be the first crash that was the fault of the self-driving vehicle.
Urmson revealed the company had taught its cars to move next to the curb when planning a right turn, sidling by traffic stopped at a traffic light, much as human drivers do, according to CNET.
As the drove, it spotted sandbags on the road ahead, so decided to stop and wait for the lane next to it to clear.
After the light turned green, the traffic began moving.
The car detected a city bus coming up the lane, and made the assumption the bus driver would slow down.