Are Self-Driving Cars Really the Solution to Drunk Driving?
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Are Self-Driving Cars Really the Solution to Drunk Driving?
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#2The attitude expressed by Faulks in the article seems to be precisely backwards if you genuinely believe that driving while intoxicated is a bad thing. The harm comes from the impaired reflexes and judgment, not someone punching in a command to drive home on a touch screen console. Making the two scenarios legally equivalent will only discourage responsible behavior.
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#3Play semantic games, get attention from supposedly reputable news source?
> Actions need to be taken to start the vehicle, enter instructions regarding destination and route, and engage the self-driving function. These actions constitute driving
Shit, so taking a cab is still drunk driving? (hail cab check, tell driver destination check, shut door check). Because that is what people mean by self driving cars - a cab without a human, and most likely without even a steering column. By this guy's self-promoting definition, we've had "self driving" cars ever since cruise control.
> Moreover, there are serious issues concerning the possible situations where a driver in an autonomous vehicle needs to intervene due to an emergency or system malfunction
Or not. Such a thing would be unsafe with even a sober and completely alert driver. They would be unconnected from how the car responds, and thus unable to operate it at a moment's notice. The only workable solution is to fail safe by pulling over.