A more competent human driver and better technology may have prevented the crash. In the case of the driver, clearly a more in-depth vetting process is necessary before a person is allowed to be in control of such potentially hazardous technology. Furthermore, the premise of a self-driving car seems to imply that a person does not need to pay attention to the road. After all, that would seem to be the point of having self-driving vehicles be available for personal use in the first place.
The development of driverless vehicles need not be halted. It is clear, however, that development of such technology requires extreme caution. If Herzberg’s death demonstrates anything, it is that these vehicles are not ready to be fully autonomous with our current technological capabilities. The incident also points to the fact that both the vehicles themselves and the humans in the driver’s seat need to be inspected thoroughly before being released onto the road. Hopefully, developers have received the message that they still have some serious improvements to make on their product before it comes to market. One can only hope that Herzberg’s death demonstrates to lawmakers that perhaps the introduction of legal support for fully autonomous vehicles needs to be delayed until more technological developments are made.
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