While impressive, not as big as this guy who has driven 3 million miles without one: http://compass.ups.com/article.aspx?id=370
Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident
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#32Too bad it doesn't mention if this is better than a human or not. So, I decided to figure it out...
2.9 trillion miles driven in 2009 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/09dectvt/09dectvt.pdf
10.8 million traffic accidents in 2009 http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1103.p...
If my math is correct the average american can expect to get in an accident every ~250,000 miles driven, (NYC to LA 90 times) so this does seem to be an improvement if all else is equal (which I'm sure is not the case!).
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#33Autonomous cars are the next big tech that changes the world - I put them up there with computer, Internet, and smart phone. When economists think about technology, they look at it as a productivity booster. From that angle, robot cars will have a huge impact - so many commute hours will be transformed to work, or even leisure, which also boosts productivity. So many smart people are about to be given a 10% or better…
So will susceptibility to car sickness become a federally-protected disability?
I wonder how much of car sickness is thanks to the driver. And if a good enough software could drive without causing car sickness?
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#34Does anybody have a citation for accidents per mile for a human driver? I've seen, uncited, 1/200,000 but when I tried to verify this I came up with 2,967 billion miles traveled in 2010 [0] and 5,419,000 crashes total (based on police reports for: property damage, injury, or fatality) [1]. Which, unless there is an error in my math, is roughly 1 crash every 550,000 miles.
0. http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Trends/TrendsGeneral.aspx
1. http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811552.pdf table 4
Re: Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without an accident
#35What happen if I have a accident in the car? Will Google pay my damages if it's the car's fault?
How quickly will we adapt to the car?
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#36The cars still need to learn how to handle snow-covered roads
That is going to be hard to pull off. For places that get a lot of snow, often you can't even be sure if you're on the road or not.
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#37It's probably a bit misleading. The car is pretty eye catching: http://www.vibe.com/sites/vibe.com/files/styles/main_image/p... So it gets attention...and most accidents happen when people don't pay attention. Once these become more common, it won't be a huge deal, so people will stop noticing them and accident rates will go up. Probably not by much, since you'd eliminate most of the driver caused accidents
On the other hand, staring at something is a great way to hit it. It's one of the first things they teach you in a motorcycle safety course.
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#38Too bad it doesn't mention if this is better than a human or not. So, I decided to figure it out... 2.9 trillion miles driven in 2009 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/09dectvt/09dectvt.pdf 10.8 million traffic accidents in 2009 http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1103.p... If my math is correct the average american can expect to get in an accident every ~250,000 miles driven, (NYC to LA 90 times) s…
I don't know much about this google project. Can autonomous cars (i) drive on the highway (ii) drive at night (iii) drive in snow or rain?
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#39Long-haul tractor trailers. We need long stretches of highway where autonomous tractor trailers can carry goods. It'll provide a good business case and limit liability.
It would be nice, but I can see the reaction from truckers who become out of work already...
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
So will susceptibility to car sickness become a federally-protected disability?
I wonder how much of car sickness is thanks to the driver. And if a good enough software could drive without causing car sickness?
Well, at least in my case, it only happens as a passenger. I can sit there, and I'm fine, but the instant I try to read something, watch a video, or something like that, I start to feel bad.
Actually, even a glance at my GPS while driving wil occasionally cause a twinge.