Comment by recursive
1 day ago
I don't know the implementation details, but success would be not hitting pedestrians. You have some interesting ideas on how to achieve that but there might be other ways, I don't know.
1 day ago
I don't know the implementation details, but success would be not hitting pedestrians. You have some interesting ideas on how to achieve that but there might be other ways, I don't know.
>I don't know the implementation details, but success would be not hitting pedestrians.
So by that logic, if we cured cancer but the treatment came with terrible side effects it wouldn't be considered a "success"? Does everything have to perfect to be a success?
If you clearly define your goals in advance, then you can make success whatever you want. What are Waymo's goals?
Something tells me it wasn't 0 accidents, given that it's impossible.
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The raw corporate goals? Safe enough to be allowed on roads.
The less cynical set of goals would be safer than the mean human, then safer than the median human, then safer every year indefinitely.