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In reply to the discussion: Self-driving trucks begin mail delivery test for U.S. Postal Service [View all]fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)88. The data so far is pretty good
Deaths in traditional vehicles is about 1.25 per 10 million miles.
There has been one death in driverless cars to date. Also to date driverless cars have logged about 8 million miles from Waymo alone. Just using the 8 million figure, and including the one death from Uber which was considered unavoidable even with a driver, the death rate is exactly the same.
Add in the miles logged by others (apple, Uber, Tesla etc) and even with the technology still in beta, they are already safer than you and I.
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Recursion
May 2019
OP
No. The past 4 years have seen the largest wage increases on record also, for the bottom 40%
Recursion
May 2019
#6
Isn't this the result of some cities and states raising their minimum wage to $15.00 per hour?
SamKnause
May 2019
#26
I doubt seriously it will come to that before I kick the bucket, but I suppose it's possible.
A HERETIC I AM
May 2019
#102
It's like you are completely unaware that human drivers kill tens of thousands of people every year
Recursion
May 2019
#112
You are making an assumption based on a statistically insignificant number of driverless cars
Baitball Blogger
May 2019
#113
Planes had a number of places to do their test runs and crash without danger to life on the ground.
Baitball Blogger
May 2019
#39
Socialize Expenses--Privatize Profits. Get the USPS to beta the technology: Incur lawsuits, Bad PR
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#20
That's good. But even if a sub-contractor, news will say it was a USPS transportation truck.
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#23
I know, but the media says, a robotic truck transporting USPS mail killed XX amount of people.
TheBlackAdder
May 2019
#107
Barrels used to make mayonnaise a lot. Think they should HAVE stopped spelunking?
Rambling Man
May 2019
#40
It was a question to seek clarification of what you meant. Hence, the use of a question mark.
Doodley
May 2019
#63
Yes, systems could detect if one car was too close to another or if it was speeding, instantly
Doodley
May 2019
#80
Ironic, as automated vehicles would be programmed to follow traffic rules. Seems strange that
Doodley
May 2019
#95
All it takes will be one major malfunction and this technology will be set back years maybe decades.
honest.abe
May 2019
#50
I foresee a lot of scenarios but one that feels fairly likely at some point ...
mr_lebowski
May 2019
#51
You are right. What if they hit ice? What if there's fog and an animal is on the road?
Doodley
May 2019
#54
Can you explain the mechanism by which a sensor on one of these trucks can detect this?
A HERETIC I AM
May 2019
#62
And we know how that panned out. Boeing knew there were problems. It tried to put profits first
Doodley
May 2019
#66
Not for the planes that use that system. No it isn't. Repeat. That is why planes were grounded.
Doodley
May 2019
#114
Yeah it is, actually. Pilots need to know about the MCAS disabling switch. That's it.
Recursion
May 2019
#115
There was and still is no reasonable alternative to planes if we want to travel long distance..
honest.abe
May 2019
#78
First they came for our neighbors and we did nothing. Then they came for our family and we did
Doodley
May 2019
#97