Jeez, that's pretty bad. This seems like the most basic case that autopilot is s...

lisivka · on Sept 21, 2016

IMHO, autonomous car should use at least two autopilot systems from independent vendors, to avoid single point of failure.

d0lph · on Sept 21, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segal%27s_law

"A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure."

crististm · on Sept 21, 2016

Two is not enough for voting. If you have two clocks you don't know what time it is.

lisivka · on Sept 21, 2016

It's enough to catch errors to alarm human and brake.

Practicality · on Sept 21, 2016

Sounds like we need three, à la Minority Report.

ekianjo · on Sept 21, 2016

Dangerous. What if they end up with different interpretations, which one is actually correct ?

lisivka · on Sept 21, 2016

Brake.

ekianjo · on Sept 22, 2016

If you are on a highway at full speed, a sudden brake can lead to an accident (folks behind you not reacting on time).

lisivka · on Sept 22, 2016

So don't brake suddenly when unnecessary, only in case of emergency. In other cases just slowdown to full stop and alarm human driver in process, giving him more time to react.

IMHO, emergency braking must be mandatory for every new car with top speed greater than 60 km/h.