Autonomous vehicles will be unleashed in urban environments. They will kill people in unacceptable scenarios and the industry will be forced to retreat as political and legal pressure mounts. Teleoperation won’t work. Operation of autonomous vehicles in urban environments without a trained safety driver will be severely restricted until there’s a major AGI breakthrough.
Watching recent Tesla FSD beta drives made me understand how stressful/dangerous it is to take a ride in such vehicle.
If they make a 1000x improvement it becomes even more dangerous because it can make you feel safe and unaware of sword of Damocles hanging over your head.
I hope I will be proven wrong, but I don’t think any of the current approaches will deliver level 5 autonomy.
