[Gllug] printer shops

[Benjamin Donnachie]

2010/1/9 general_email at technicalbloke.com <general_email at technicalbloke.com>:
> they've been technically able to make self driving cars for years but that focus
> groups have repeatedly shown the public really hate the idea so there's
> not been the will to invest in it.

I thought it was more the fear of being sued - if the car crashed
under automatic control, the company is liable.  If it crashes under
your control it's your fault.

Very much a Killer Robot scenario[1] where the programmer could find
themselves indicted for manslaughter...

Ben

[1] http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/risks/safety/killer_robot/
-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at gllug.org.uk
http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug