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Self Driving Cars, 80% Off Insurance?
It has been estimated that as 94% of accidents are caused by human error insurance premiums could be reduced by 80% once 'autonomous cars' are the only ones on the road
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If it ever happens (big if) the cost of the insurance may well be moved to the manufacturer, which would make life interesting, but ultimately it would still be down to the consumer to pay.
> If all accidents can be attributed to mechanical or programming error, manufacturers should held liable for them.
Hmm, life is not quite that simple. E.g. the owner is still responsible for maintaining the vehicle.
Also the "transition period" will be interesting, when driverless cars are involved in accidents with normal cars.
Also when two (or more) driverless cars from two (or more) different manufacturers collide, establishing fault is going to be interesting ...
> If all accidents can be attributed to mechanical or programming error, manufacturers should held liable for them.
Hmm, life is not quite that simple. E.g. the owner is still responsible for maintaining the vehicle.
Also the "transition period" will be interesting, when driverless cars are involved in accidents with normal cars.
Also when two (or more) driverless cars from two (or more) different manufacturers collide, establishing fault is going to be interesting ...
T3, agreed re. reflex reactions imagine running over a small child dressed in a onesie, your reason in court being 'I thought it was a penguin'
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I still think we are a long way away from risking peoples lives on the offchance a programmer has got his algorithms correct. There are so many possibilities that a car might encounter i cant see how they can all be allowed for. When you consider the amount of problems people have keeping a laptop running properly multiply that umpteen times to a car.
I drive big Mercedes trucks with 'lane departure warning' fitted.
A sensor at the bottom of the windscreen detects the lines at the edge of the lanes, and sound a warning if you cross without indicating.
You would be surprised how often it gets confused and gives false warnings.
Sometimes this is where they have had lines for road works, and have painted them out but the covering has worn away.
Sometimes there is no obvious reason why it thinks I am off course.
If we trusted this technology to do my job for me, heaven knows what would happen.
A sensor at the bottom of the windscreen detects the lines at the edge of the lanes, and sound a warning if you cross without indicating.
You would be surprised how often it gets confused and gives false warnings.
Sometimes this is where they have had lines for road works, and have painted them out but the covering has worn away.
Sometimes there is no obvious reason why it thinks I am off course.
If we trusted this technology to do my job for me, heaven knows what would happen.
It depends what you mean by "only ones on the road".
If the so-called autonomous cars run on protected pathways (like trains do now) then obviously 80% reduction in premium would seem sensible.
But, as has already been stated, if thay are sharing the road with pedestrians, cyclists, animals etc., then it's a totally different matter.
If the so-called autonomous cars run on protected pathways (like trains do now) then obviously 80% reduction in premium would seem sensible.
But, as has already been stated, if thay are sharing the road with pedestrians, cyclists, animals etc., then it's a totally different matter.
Although I'm sceptical about the take-up speed in the UK, it has to be pointed out that Google's driverless cars have logged more than 1.2 million miles on the roads (not test tracks) of the United States:
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In June 2015, the team announced that their vehicles have now driven over 1,000,000 mi (1,600,000 km) ... and that in the process they had encountered 200,000 stop signs, 600,000 traffic lights, and 180 million other vehicles. Google also announced its prototype vehicles were being road tested in Mountain View, California. During testing, the prototypes' speed cannot exceed 25 mph (40 km/h) and will have safety drivers aboard the entire time. As a consequence, one of the vehicles was stopped by police for impeding traffic flow. As of September 2015, Google had test driven their fleet of vehicles 1,210,676 mi (1,948,394 km). Google has expanded its road-testing to the state of Texas, where regulations do not prohibit cars without pedals and a steering wheel.
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In June 2015, the team announced that their vehicles have now driven over 1,000,000 mi (1,600,000 km) ... and that in the process they had encountered 200,000 stop signs, 600,000 traffic lights, and 180 million other vehicles. Google also announced its prototype vehicles were being road tested in Mountain View, California. During testing, the prototypes' speed cannot exceed 25 mph (40 km/h) and will have safety drivers aboard the entire time. As a consequence, one of the vehicles was stopped by police for impeding traffic flow. As of September 2015, Google had test driven their fleet of vehicles 1,210,676 mi (1,948,394 km). Google has expanded its road-testing to the state of Texas, where regulations do not prohibit cars without pedals and a steering wheel.
A Google car hit a bus at slow speed earlier this month in California http://
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