voidx@futurology.today to Autonomous Vehicles@futurology.todayEnglish · 27 days agoTesla Is Looking to Hire a Team to Remotely Control Its 'Self-Driving' Robotaxisgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down13cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkTesla Is Looking to Hire a Team to Remotely Control Its 'Self-Driving' Robotaxisgizmodo.comvoidx@futurology.today to Autonomous Vehicles@futurology.todayEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squaresabreW4K3@lazysoci.alMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·27 days agoTo be fair, they’re saying just to be able to step in as opposed to being in control all the time like military drones.
minus-squarequafeinum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·27 days agoImagine a 9to5 where every few minutes you are thrown in a life and death situation. Who wants to have the trolley-problem job, eh?
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-224 days agoI doubt the human operators will be used for split-second accident avoidance. That’s not a job that is well-suited to humans. I suspect it will mostly be getting stuck vehicles out of ambiguous or unexpected situations, like Waymo already does.
To be fair, they’re saying just to be able to step in as opposed to being in control all the time like military drones.
Imagine a 9to5 where every few minutes you are thrown in a life and death situation. Who wants to have the trolley-problem job, eh?
I doubt the human operators will be used for split-second accident avoidance. That’s not a job that is well-suited to humans. I suspect it will mostly be getting stuck vehicles out of ambiguous or unexpected situations, like Waymo already does.