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I live at the end of a cul-de-sac adjoining another subdivision. Originally, the road was to continue into the other neighborhood but only a bike path was installed. But GPS shows this as a correct route. Even though there is a post and a wood obstruction, we've had people drive through our lawn to get around it.Family sues Google after Maps allegedly directed father off collapsed US bridge
Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years agowww.theguardian.com
I see stories like this, and can't help but think of self driving cars making things even worse.
It certainly has implications. I wonder what Google maps shows? Specifically streetview.Family sues Google after Maps allegedly directed father off collapsed US bridge
Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years agowww.theguardian.com
I see stories like this, and can't help but think of self driving cars making things even worse.
There are a few places like that around where I live too. If google is found liable in this case I think they're in for a world of lawsuits for property damage and injury.I live at the end of a cul-de-sac adjoining another subdivision. Originally, the road was to continue into the other neighborhood but only a bike path was installed. But GPS shows this as a correct route. Even though there is a post and a wood obstruction, we've had people drive through our lawn to get around it.
And out for 9 years.How is it that road is not barricaded? Yes, maps should be accurate, but I would think roads that have a bridge out should be barricaded.
That makes no sense whatsoever. The city and or county should be sued too for not putting up a barricade.And out for 9 years.
What a tragic story. Hopefully the family gets compensated heavily by both the government and Google.How is it that road is not barricaded? Yes, maps should be accurate, but I would think roads that have a bridge out should be barricaded.
I remember printed out directions from Mapquest or maybe maps.com that had a disclaimer at the bottom that told you to make sure there was no road construction at that the road was real. I’d have to imagine Google has a similar thing somewhere on their webpage.
That makes no sense whatsoever. The city and or county should be sued too for not putting up a barricade.
When I read that it was dark and raining I could easily see the same thing happening to me.Sometimes at night though, it's hard to see, and if there was no barricades, then the small print isn't very helpful to anyone.
Even without seeing those stories, I knew self-driving cars were already , even before they came on the market, were making things worse. The billions of dollars , the increase in toxic chemicals, the pushing out of already working transportation that was better.... the brainwashing... oy, so many terrible things in the news and in the marketplace today, maybe most of our lives because of corporate greed (and government bribes).Family sues Google after Maps allegedly directed father off collapsed US bridge
Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years agowww.theguardian.com
I see stories like this, and can't help but think of self driving cars making things even worse.
I have heard of millions of people driving in the dark while it is raining whoWhen I read that it was dark and raining I could easily see the same thing happening to me.
I was driving using a not-google device to find shorter driving time within a city, and it directed me to a side road that I went down, and to a road with a bridge that was out - totally washed out bridge that had obviously been gone for years (it seemed).I remember printed out directions from Mapquest or maybe maps.com that had a disclaimer at the bottom that told you to make sure there was no road construction at that the road was real. I’d have to imagine Google has a similar thing somewhere on their webpage.
Hard to say for certain, but given the contribution of darkness and poor weather to the accident, a self-driving car would likely have performed better in this scenario due to its sensors being less affected by the conditions than the human eyeball. That's not to say that they're perfect (they're definitely not), but the default behavior of "stop when I can't figure out the correct thing to do based on the data coming in" would likely have kicked in here.Family sues Google after Maps allegedly directed father off collapsed US bridge
Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years agowww.theguardian.com
I see stories like this, and can't help but think of self driving cars making things even worse.
And if that happens as programmed,That's not to say that they're perfect (they're definitely not), but the default behavior of "stop when I can't figure out the correct thing to do based on the data coming in" would likely have kicked in here.
I'm well aware of the many issues with self-driving vehicles. I was just pointing out that the implication that they would blindly follow routing off of cliffs (or collapsed bridges) was misleading.And if that happens as programmed,
and the car or big truck behind them then runs into the self-driving car ?
i.e. it is not just the one situation of the op that the self-driving car might not do better in,
but
other situations that have indeed caused problems
including causing a small grid-lock because of just stopping in the middle of a turn or intersection (several times according to the reports)
What if the brand name was "Lemming" ?.... I was just pointing out that the implication that they would blindly follow routing off of cliffs (or collapsed bridges) was misleading.
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