[SystemSafety] Autonomously Driven Car Kills Pedestrian

[C. Michael Holloway]

> ... This revolution is coming whether we like it or not.  ...
>
Well, if it should not be coming yet, it is our duty to do everything we 
can to slow it down to a reasonable pace. That's the point that Prof. 
Cummings was making in the WaPO article. There are a bunch of ridiculous 
claims being made by the self-driving car zealots, which are 
unfortunately being accepted by the US Congress. The most egregious is 
the assertions about the number of lives that can saved. That's not a 
reason it is an excuse. If saving lives was the motivation, there are 
far simpler ways to accomplish it.
>
> What we should be asking is whether the systems being employed in 
> these vehicles have been developed correctly in accordance with 
> ISO26262 or similar standard.
>
The US Congress exempted self-driving cars from having to meet *any* 
standards. That should not have happened, regardless of whether this 
particular accident turns out to have been the automation's fault.

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All the best,
*C. Michael Holloway* (cMh)
Senior Research Computer Engineer
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA USA
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spoken words fly away, written words remain

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