You can teach a car to recognize something with two arms and two legs as something to avoid, but “Go to [San Francisco's] Castro for Halloween, and the pedestrian system needs to recognize strange cases.” Costumes or … If self-driving cars are proven to be safer (as in they've been used for years and the loss data clearly shows them being superior), there's going to be a bunch of discounts offered for having such a car. …. This is an odd explanation of the problem. …

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Self-Driving Cars Better Than You-Driving Cars