• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      6 months ago

      Accountability is important. If a human driver is dangerous, they get taken off the roads and/or sent to jail. If a self driving car kills somebody, it’s just “oops, oh well, these things happen, but shareholder make a lot of money so never mind”.

      I do not want “these things happen” on my headstone.

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        6 months ago

        So you would prefer to have higher chances of dying, just to write “Joe Smith did it” on it?

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        6 months ago

        But if a human driver is dangerous, and gets put in jail or get taken off the roads, there are likely already more dangerous human drivers taking their place. Not to mention, genuine accidents, even horrific ones, do happen with human drivers. If the rate of accidents and rate of fatal accidents with self-driving vehicles is way down versus human drivers, you are actually risking your life more by trusting in human drivers and taking way more risks that way. Having someone be accountable for your death doesn’t matter if you’ve already died because of them.

        Is it any better if you have “Killed by Bill Johnson’s SUV” on your headstone?