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10. Society is going to completely change when self-driving cars become reliable

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:58 PM

Jan 2025

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211126-how-driverless-cars-will-change-our-world

And the research that was cited was published in a scientific journal. It's not some corporate press release. Also, cities and roads changed significantly through the years as transportation changed, with innovations like traffic circles, parking rules, and yes, even traffic lights.

I'm skeptical about the white light theory, but I haven't read the paper. How do they control for human nature? What is the mix of human driven cars vs. driverless cars that is required for this idea to be effective?

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White traffic lights, adding a fourth colour. [View all] Old Crank Jan 2025 OP

My issues with this are about pedestrians and cyclists Old Crank Jan 2025 #1

In Canada, some lights have a white bar meaning only Transit vehicles can move. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2025 #2

How are they effectively different than green lights? Renew Deal Jan 2025 #3

Taxpayers paying to make Musk's cars work better. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #4

Sean Duffy, Trump's nominee for transportation secretary, will award Musk contracts to upgrade traffic lights. sop Jan 2025 #6

And it goes round, and round, and round. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #7

Teslas are not the only self-driving cars Renew Deal Jan 2025 #8

Oh, well. The Waymos. Let's change the traffic lights then. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #9

Society is going to completely change when self-driving cars become reliable Renew Deal Jan 2025 #10

But how do humans communicate back to the AI in order to say... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #5