AI the Next Drunk Driver

AI is looked at as this solution to all these bad driving problems. The problem is that most drivers will teach AI vehicles bad driving habits. Like cutting across three lanes of traffic to get some place; because a person is impatient and wants to cut across to save time instead of going a safer route.

There are  so many examples that I see daily on the road.  Tail gating because people are impatient. Instead of getting in the faster lane. They think that by tailgating in the slow lane it will make it go faster when the drivers are already driving the maximum speed.

Tell a driver they aren't supposed to do something for the safety of others and they look at it as a challenge to prove everyone wrong. I can see a driver over riding the safety features of an AI vehicle to do it's biding. The thought of having AI buses and semi trucks is a terrifying thought. Especially in areas where weather can make the roads dangerous. Blizzards and heavy snow fall where the roads are not adequately cleared and these vehicles can easily lose control and harm other people.

People with aggressive driving habits are not going hand over their driving privileges over just like that. If they can't drive. They'll just make sure that the AI vehicle is driving the way they prefer by overriding safety features. What if the AI is hacked into or there is a virus in its program? What if AI becomes haunted or possessed by an paranormal entity. You laugh but ordinary electrical equipment can be manipulated by spirit.

If AI harms and injures people will it be held accountable. Will the owner of the vehicle be held accountable or the manufacturer? There  will definitely be new laws on the books to address  these very issues.

Penny J. (MN, USA)
Raven Hawke, Llc
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