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Originally Posted by Gardenman
How is a self driving car going to know when an emergency is developing? Will it be able to tell is something is developing half a mile down the road?
When I am driving can I can see if something is starting to happen and maybe do something to avoid it.
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Depends on the nature of the emergency.
If it's onboard, it will have sensors. It'll know of mechanical problems sooner than a human would, before they lead to failure.
If it is weather or traffic, it will be plugged in to existing weather and traffic monitoring systems for continuous updates.
If it is local, the onboard sensors will detect.
These things aren't science fiction or hypotheticals, they are real. Actual solid objects that are already out and about. It's not a what-if but a what is. They are designed and they work. They are being built and deployed.
Raising hypothetical roadblocks won't change the fact that this is happening. Now.