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If a driverless car cuts me off, to whom do I direct my middle finger?

Seriously, though, good on them - I'd love to see this kind of thing during my lifetime. Hopefully it goes well - I'd hate to see this cause a rash of accidents no matter whose fault it ends up being.



With all of the sensors required, there will be a fantastically detailed record of every crash. My money is on the humans screwing up so badly the driverless car can't recover.


I would not be surprised if the first couple accidents were the result of nearby drivers 'ooh'-ing and 'ahh'-ing at the driverless car.


Whose fault?

SEGFAULT


If the accident involves a bus, does that make it a SIGBUS?


If something goes wonky and it hits a lamppost, SIGPOLL?


How do I send SIGSTOP to this horrible line of UNIX jokes?


Did you try turning your car off and then back on again?




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