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0 pointsDrScump9y ago0 comments

"Driving on interstate freeways is orders of magnitude easier than driving in a city with pedestrians, bikes, cars parked in the road, etc."

Yes, it's easy and safe if competing traffic is only fellow truckers or other level-headed, observant drivers.

It's when you mix in the distracted, newbie, or skittish drivers that things get difficult. Long-haul truckers (the majority, the good ones) develop a sixth sense about such risks; I can't imagine thoroughly coding a software replacement.

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manmal9y ago

About the sixth sense - does this not also apply to good doctors? And yet, they are easily outdiagnosed by many ML implementations. I can imagine deep learning to also gain this sixth sense. E.g. a cyclist in front of you looks to the left - a proficient driver predicts that cyclist might turn left very soon. Why should a self driving car/truck not learn the same?

euyyn9y ago

Also, it sounds to me like the feat of controlling a beast of a truck in an emergency situation is easier for a computer.

DrScumpOP9y ago

In terms of execution, I agree. Decision making is where human experience wins. I think an experienced human driver will better predict the irrational things another human driver might do.

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