[ExI] Is the intention to make all cars self-driving?

[efc at swisscows.email]

On Mon, 25 Mar 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:

> This article is an enjoyable rant about how cars are being
> computerised so that eventually they will be unable to break any of
> the hundreds of traffic laws.
> BillK

Sounds like a recipe for killing infants, crashing into deers, people etc. 
in order not to break the traffic laws. ;)

Jokes aside, I would be much more impressed if the cars where programmed 
to realize when it would be rational to break laws in order to minimize 
harm.

Best regards,
Daniel


> <https://www.ericpetersautos.com/2024/03/24/would-you-still-want-to-drive/>
> Quotes:
> Would You Still Want to Drive . . .
> By eric peters     March 24, 2024
>
> What if you had to obey – to the letter – every single traffic law,
> from no-right-on red to no-passing if the pass requires “speeding,”
> even a little bit? How about no “speeding,” ever? You drive the speed
> limit, period.
>
> No faster, ever.
>
> Imagine your car enforcing traffic laws – by not allowing you to
> ignore them. Well, that’s coming.
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