> Now, it must be said that technically the robo-car was not at fault. It was struck by a semi that was backing up, and really just grazed — none of the passengers was hurt.
I get that it wasn't the Driverless car's fault, but this brings up an important use case that the driverless cars currently don't seem to be able to handle.
In an ALL-Human situation, what would've occurred is that the parked car (if it had a passenger inside) would honk at the car that is trying to back into it, or open the door and yell at the person trying to back up, and the accident would be avoided.
Driverless car doesn't (or didn't) honk even if it does detect something backing up into it. Hence the accident.
I get that it wasn't the Driverless car's fault, but this brings up an important use case that the driverless cars currently don't seem to be able to handle.
In an ALL-Human situation, what would've occurred is that the parked car (if it had a passenger inside) would honk at the car that is trying to back into it, or open the door and yell at the person trying to back up, and the accident would be avoided.
Driverless car doesn't (or didn't) honk even if it does detect something backing up into it. Hence the accident.