The promise of autonomous cars is that they will be better drivers than human drivers.
That autonomous car, by going 3mph above the speed limit, already failed at the most fundamental level: following the rules.
And it was not even an obscure or ambiguous rule at that, as I assume that there are signs prominently displaying the legal speed limit. But even if there aren't, the rule book covers those situations in an unambiguous way (or at least it does in my country).
Accidents are excusable. Shit happens.
But deliberately failing to follow the rules? That cannot be tolerated.
The promise of autonomous cars is that they will be better drivers than human drivers.
That autonomous car, by going 3mph above the speed limit, already failed at the most fundamental level: following the rules.
And it was not even an obscure or ambiguous rule at that, as I assume that there are signs prominently displaying the legal speed limit. But even if there aren't, the rule book covers those situations in an unambiguous way (or at least it does in my country).
Accidents are excusable. Shit happens.
But deliberately failing to follow the rules? That cannot be tolerated.