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0 pointssonofhans3mo ago0 comments

This is commonly said but trivially falsifiable — a blind human crosses the street better than a Tesla.

Eyesight isn’t the thing. Humans have a persistent mental model of the world, and of the physics that drive it. Our eyes only check in every now and then to keep our model up to date.

Our ears and sense of touch do a lot of work in walking and driving, too. Trying to narrow it all down to vision is silly.

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sejje3mo ago

Deaf people drive.

I knew a guy with no arms who drove with his prosthetic hooks. Of course he can feel vibrations and things through his ass, but so could the car if they wanted. Do they use accelerometer data? (I don't know the answer to that) Do they have ABS sensors that can detect wheel lockup/speed status? Because I don't.

I believe I can drive a car to the legal standard, remotely, with a good enough camera array.

sonofhansOP3mo ago

You might be able to but again, that has little to do with vision and much to do with your persistent and correct mental model of the world.

devnullbrain3mo ago

> Do they have ABS sensors that can detect wheel lockup/speed status? Because I don't.

You should fix that. Go out on a rainy day and slam the brakes hard enough for it to kick in. There's an obvious vibration and knowing what it feels like might save your life.

sonofhansOP3mo ago

Yes. Anyone who believes they don’t drive primarily with their butt is wrong.

sejje3mo ago

...?

Of course I can feel the ABS work.

I'm saying my body doesn't have wheel rotation sensors that can act in place of ABS

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sejje3mo ago

Deaf people drive.

I believe I can drive a car to the legal standard, remotely, with a good enough camera array.

sonofhansOP3mo ago

You might be able to but again, that has little to do with vision and much to do with your persistent and correct mental model of the world.

devnullbrain3mo ago

> Do they have ABS sensors that can detect wheel lockup/speed status? Because I don't.

You should fix that. Go out on a rainy day and slam the brakes hard enough for it to kick in. There's an obvious vibration and knowing what it feels like might save your life.

sonofhansOP3mo ago

Yes. Anyone who believes they don’t drive primarily with their butt is wrong.

sejje3mo ago

...?

Of course I can feel the ABS work.

I'm saying my body doesn't have wheel rotation sensors that can act in place of ABS

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