Mr D. Driverless cars ... more questions
On 11/24/2015 12:31 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Nov 2015 13:46:39 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>> ">>> That raises interesting questions (or would do if it happened here).
>>>>> Is a driverless car obliged to stop if asked to do so by a police
>>>>> officer in uniform;
>>>>
>>>> Clearly yes.
>>>
>>> And presumably also to take the exit from a junction or proceed past a
>>> red traffic light as directed by the police officer in uniform.
>>
>> Lots of extra questions arise. Once they are fully autonomous,
>> presumably they'll still have some sort of "panic" button.
>>
>> If the car fails to stop on the policeman's request, will it be an
>> offence for the occupant not to press the panic button - and are they
>> then formally in charge of the car? What if they don't have a driving
>> licence, or are drunk - could they then be nicked for either of those?"
>
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>> She cheered Boner on until we arrived at this.
"And I still do"
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