• TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I can see criminals easily exploiting this default behavior to stop the car and steal from those inside.

    Where’s a Johnny cab when you need it, it knows how to deal with criminals.

          • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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            3 months ago

            In civilized countries “self defense” means you might have to punch someone. “You should have an easy way to kill someone on you at all times, and keep it hidden so they don’t know” is not self defense, but clear signs of a dystopia.

            • capital@lemmy.world
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              3 months ago

              In civilized countries “self defense” means you might have to punch someone.

              My back is fucked and have an 80% rating from the VA. I’m not getting into fist fights anymore.

              If someone gets blown away stealing shit, the world has become a better place, frankly.

              • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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                3 months ago

                “Property is more valuable than human lives.”
                A statement from a person in a developed country apparently…

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                  3 months ago

                  “The strong should be allowed to do whatever they want to the weak” A statement from a person in a developed country apparently…

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    These cars need to have a panic button that allows a remote operator to talk to the passengers, assess the situation, alert police and override the auto driving to get them out of bad situations. Same as an emergency call button on an elevator basically. I dont understand these cars to have any feature like that so far, and I’m assuming this woman would have used it if one was available, so please correct me if I’m wrong.

    These cars are likely going to turn into hijack machines if they’re programmed for “maximum safety” in situations where, realistically, breaking every traffic law, hitting a pedestrian or causing damage to the vehicle through dangerous terrain may be the only way out with a living passenger. The second it begins to percolate among criminals that these things are super easy to stop at the perfect location of your choosing like this, they are going to become a massive target.

    Or they turn into a hearse if the passenger has a medical emergency and the car doesn’t redirect while the passenger is incapacitated. They might be coherent enough to press a button, but not to open their phone, navigate the app, call for help or redirect the car to a hospital…

    But that of course requires labor so it will not happen until legally mandated after a minimum threshold of people die.

    • redfellow@sopuli.xyz
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      3 months ago

      Considering the length of your comment, you could have started by reading the article.