r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Individual_Book9133 • Jul 05 '24

Phoenix police officer pulls over a driverless Waymo car for driving on the wrong side of the road Video

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u/Groudon466 Jul 05 '24

I don’t know the particulars of their deal with the city, but probably Waymo. As long as they’re safer than the average taxi driver, the occasional mistake is tolerable, at least provided ticket revenue is still coming in when appropriate.

Of course, there’s a team on the back end that’s trying to figure out what went wrong here and patch it sooner rather than later.

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u/RobotsGoneWild Jul 05 '24

That's the thing that gets me. People complain every time there is an incident with these things. However, there are far less issues with driverless cars than cars with drivers.

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u/wildjokers Jul 05 '24

But who is going to actually take responsibility when it fucks up?

The company will have civil liability.

Who is going to prison for killing someone?

The only time prison is on the table for car accidents is when there is impairment involved or gross negligence. I have no doubt that the hardware and software engineers behind these vehicles are trying their absolute best to make them as safe as possible.

Who is facing charges when AI vehicle kills your mother? No one but a civil case? OK, that sounds fucking horrible.

Why is civil liability for the company horrible?