Like that remote pedo-identifying prick Musk, who claims his automated roadkill devices are actually autonomous artificial intelligences and investors shouldn’t worry too much that his company can’t ramp up production of their beloved loss makers. Please excuse my comment, I’m writing this under the influence of Ambien and will shoot myself into space or foot now. ... Where is my mail-order flamethrower?!
You must not live in a very big city with rush hours. Merging can be a very slow bumper to bumper crawl.
I have yet to see an impressive AI using machine learning. I hear a lot of hype, I watch a lot of demos - I’m continually underwhelmed. The human brain is just so much more adaptable, reactive, contextual. A focused, skilled human driver is far better than any self driving AI at this point. And probably for a long time to come.
Some things can’t be avoided. It can have anti collision, but the other not. There are been many Tesla incidents, no one is Tesla fault (even if newspaper and news blog needs to imply it for more copies/clicks).
Have you read it? The two cars were on different roads and the Apple car was merging in to the path of the other car. Both collided. No blame has been apportioned to either car yet. Anything else is pure speculation
Not true, The Apple car was on another road and merging, i.e. it crossed a dashed white line into the path of the other car.
Tailgating an autonomous vehicle seems particularly stupid since unlike a human driver it doesn’t care.
I agree with you almost completely, but if you want to be pedantic about it, technically it’s possible for a driver to cut in front of another driver then slam on the brakes in a manner such that the vehicle doing the rear-ending is not at fault. That’s an edge case, though, and doesn’t sound anything like what happened here.
No, that's not what really happened, so stop spreading false **** yeah?
The idea that self-driving cars won’t get into accidents once deployed is naive. Even a fully autonoumous vehicle will get into accidents and kill bolting pedestrians. Unless we completely seal our roadway, accidents will occur. Every form of transportation has accidents.
Except in California where you need front and rear cameras because it doesn't matter how or where you are hit.
Agreed teen driving is a considerable concern. That being said there is also a disturbing percentage of irresponsible Adults that drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It is unfortunate no matter how much the law is enforced against such individuals that will continue to offend
All that paraphernalia on top of that Lexus would distract anybody and easily cause a crash. Apple should stop this legal exposure, what happens when three 10 year old girls burn to death in an Apple vehicle. Apple would have to pay billions in every crash. If Apple want to enter the market, it should do it after other companies have created a market where at least 1000 deaths are already accepted. Of course robot cars are safer. What matters is the perception of juries and the legal precedent that has established limited legal exposure as a proven routine reality. Until then Apple sits as a fat cow ready to be plundered in this market. One crying jury member could sink Apple, hugging a blood soaked burned teddy bear. I love Apple, I've got every Apple product and I want to protect Apple. It's not Apple's time. Once the market is a boring reality, like a subway system where pushed people die in the tracks with no news coverage, then Apple can purchase the number 1 or second player. The value on these self-driving cars is not the individual cars, it is the network of millions of cars created by a trillion dollar company.
Apple is testing its self-driving vehicles in a number of Lexus SUVs out on the roads of Cupertino, and on August 24, one of those vehicles was involved in an accident.
Apple is required to disclose autonomous vehicle collisions to the California DMV, and the information on the accident was published on the DMV's website.
According to the accident details, the vehicle in question was in autonomous mode at the time, and sustained moderate damage in the crash, but it does not appear that Apple was at fault for the collision. From the accident report:Apple has been testing its self-driving software in Lexus RX450h SUVs in Cupertino, California and surrounding areas since early 2017, but this is the first time an Apple vehicle has been involved in a crash.
Apple's test vehicles are outfitted with a host of sensors and cameras, and while they are autonomous, each one has a pair of drivers inside. At the current time, Apple is testing its software in more than 60 vehicles.
It's not yet clear what Apple plans to do with its self-driving software, but it could be added to existing cars and there are still rumors suggesting Apple is working on its own Apple-branded vehicle that could come out by 2025.
Apple is also working on a self-driving shuttle service called "PAIL," an acronym for "Palo Alto to Infinite Loop." The shuttle program will transport employees between Apple's offices in Silicon Valley.
Article Link: Apple Autonomous Test Vehicle Involved in Accident on August 24
