keep in mind, the vehicle would also be programmed to obey the traffic rules, and if it had a choice between the driver and the pedestrian, it would be the pedestrian breaking the road rules.
ok? i dont understand the point of that statement, are you saying that to mean that there wont be any situations where break failure will cause one of these vehicles to need to choose between a pedestrian who is following the law and the driver of the vehicle?
if so that requires one to accept the idea that
1. servicing makes brake failure impossible.
and
2. every owner of one of these vehicles will properly service their vehicle regularly.
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even if you accept those 2 things as fact (which i dont) there are many situations in which a car can be caused to not brake in time for a pedestrian who is following the law and has right of way be it from the vehicle having a fault or a failure or an outside source causing the vehicle to lose control enough to have to make the choice of the aformentioned right of way pedestrian and the driver of the vehicle.
if so that requires one to accept the idea that
1. servicing makes brake failure impossible.
and
2. every owner of one of these vehicles will properly service their vehicle regularly.
-
even if you accept those 2 things as fact (which i dont) there are many situations in which a car can be caused to not brake in time for a pedestrian who is following the law and has right of way be it from the vehicle having a fault or a failure or an outside source causing the vehicle to lose control enough to have to make the choice of the aformentioned right of way pedestrian and the driver of the vehicle.