I mean, this attitude is alright for a dog-walker app. But when Uber (and possibly Tesla) kills a person, it kinda changes the whole conversation, don't you think?
possibly Tesla) kills a person
The number of deaths in envelope-pushing, new tech, accidents, compared to regular traffic deaths, is minuscule.
It's not about the number in this situation, it's about the stats. Uber's cars kill at a higher rate than the average driver. Granted, that stat is based on 1 data point, so it's not really a stat at all. Still, like, a ton more testing is obviously needed before these should be allowed anywhere near a school.
Like, you wanna test a jet-pack? Be my guest. I'll grab a fire extinguisher when/if it fails.
You wanna test a jet-pack near with dog in your arms? Dude, no way.
But it's the auto-driving that seems to be sub-par thus far. Though the data isn't public (mostly), it seems like the auto-driving software is worse than the average driver. Again, seems.
That said, the failure modes are really different.
And technically someone Coyle design a smoke test for self driving cars that would put in some confidence into their abilities.
We do that for human drivers, it is called a driving exam. Could be extended as much as we want it.
I agree that the cars need certs though, each and every one.