> So if a normal Mercedez has a collision avoidance system that automatically brakes, there is no reason why an AI based system can't be built on top of that and the collision avoidance system automatically braking without intervention from the higher AI systems.
In fact this 'bottom up' approach is exactly what all automoted driving efforts in the automotive industry follow. It's the biggest difference between how the auto industry and Silicon Valley are tackling this problem. A lot of digital ink has been spilled over how slow and supposedly prone to disruption by hip and agile software companies this approach is, yet it becomes ever more evident that it was the correct choice.
>A lot of digital ink has been spilled over how slow and supposedly prone to disruption by hip and agile software companies this approach is, yet it becomes ever more evident that it was the correct choice.
The car industry had 130 years to become the conservative, anti-agile, careful industry it is. They are in the business of costing human lives a lot longer.
The problem is "move fast and break things" works really extraordinarily well for software which is for entertainment and information purposes. Not for something serious.
In fact this 'bottom up' approach is exactly what all automoted driving efforts in the automotive industry follow. It's the biggest difference between how the auto industry and Silicon Valley are tackling this problem. A lot of digital ink has been spilled over how slow and supposedly prone to disruption by hip and agile software companies this approach is, yet it becomes ever more evident that it was the correct choice.