tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884640.post2647798961204196080..comments2024-03-22T03:13:15.710-07:00Comments on Engineering Ethics Blog: Self-Driving Car Fatality No. 1: Joshua Brown Makes HistoryKaydeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15055360323969104129noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23884640.post-67469407039716330272016-07-09T13:18:42.416-07:002016-07-09T13:18:42.416-07:00Mr. Brown illustrates that one of the arguments fo...Mr. Brown illustrates that one of the arguments for self-driving cars—that poor, risk-taking drivers are better off with the technology—may need reconsideration.<br /><br />The same risk-taking mindset that makes someone a poor driver on his own is likely to mean that he makes poor decisions about when to use an automatic driving system, as well as how he uses it. Depending on the system on an extremely bright day with traffic crossing in front of him illustrates the first. Watching a movie instead of the road illustrates the second. There's only so much you can do to help a fool.<br /><br />Personally, I see no need for a self-driving car. My record shows I'm a safe driver, and there are ways to make use of my hands-on-wheel-and-active driving time for other purposes—such as listening to audiobooks—that don't affect my driving ability. <br /><br />If anything, an audiobook keeps me from being bored and inattentive on long trips. In 2012, I listened to several audiobooks on a 2900-mile, cross-country move. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272203500649628022noreply@blogger.com