IIHS Study Says You Should NEVER Give Full Control To Your Self Driving Vehicle

We’ve aired our grievances about the fallibility of semi-autonomous driving features time and again, and a new study out this week confirms the fact: Cars with driver-assist systems that include things like lane-keep and auto-steering and braking may not see stopped vehicles. Worse, reports the Associated Press, they could even steer you into a crash.

The study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety scrutinized five systems from Tesla, Mercedes, BMW, and Volvo on a track and public roads, reports the AP, which said, “The upshot is while they could save your life, the systems can fail under many circumstances.
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MDarringer - 8/8/2018 2:32:53 PM

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Duhh

TomM - 8/8/2018 3:43:21 PM

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I already drive my car myself - I have always had a Self-driving car - why would I need to spend to have a computer do what I already am capable of doing without problems?

IN addition - there remains NO state in the union in which a "autonomous" vehicle can completely take over for the driver - unless the driver remains available to take over in case of emergency. These proposed cars without steering wheels are not legal - not will they become so for decades. Imagine a situation where the computer stops working while you are crossing the Golden Gate Bridge - and the car suddenly swerved to the right. !

SanJoseDriver - 8/15/2018 1:15:29 AM

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Waymo is using autonomous cars with no safety driver in Arizona right now. There is a steering wheel, but no one behind the seat for a certain percentage of trips. It will not be decades but a few years before Waymo (and perhaps a few auto manufacturers) destroy the taxi and carsharing industry.

MDarringer - 8/8/2018 2:54:31 PM

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I just say "Jesus, take the wheel."

TomM - 8/8/2018 3:39:43 PM

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We should prepare for MATT's funeral ahead of time.

MDarringer - 8/8/2018 4:23:22 PM

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More of TomM's atheist hatred on display.

PUGPROUD - 8/8/2018 4:21:53 PM

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You think!

zlives - 8/8/2018 5:40:43 PM

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they should be removed from cars until they can provide the service they are purported to.