I'm not sure where did that come from. One fatality per 200 million miles not good? Seriously, there are millions of people travelling every day. And true, there are accidents, but I think this "Humans aren't really good at driving" mantra is not really serious (but frequently repeated recently by PR of some companies).
Attentive humans are extremely good at driving, distracted humans are much worse, but perhaps the technology should focus first on the much easier task of making sure the driver attends. That would probably safe many lives, before we can have a real autonomous car.
I'm not sure where did that come from. One fatality per 200 million miles not good? Seriously, there are millions of people travelling every day. And true, there are accidents, but I think this "Humans aren't really good at driving" mantra is not really serious (but frequently repeated recently by PR of some companies).
Attentive humans are extremely good at driving, distracted humans are much worse, but perhaps the technology should focus first on the much easier task of making sure the driver attends. That would probably safe many lives, before we can have a real autonomous car.
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