U.S. Regulators Says Google Computer Can Be Considered Car's Driver

 

 So  , if the car gets in an accident , do you give the demerits to just this copy of the software if it's guilty of causing it ? Or do all copies ? Because if you give it to just one copy , but it's identical to all the copies, then that's kind of pointless. But if you give the demerits to all copies it won't be long before that particular piece of software is legislated off the road. 

 

 Google told NHTSA that the real danger is having auto safety features that could tempt humans to try to take control

 And you want to trap people in a car with no controls , and software that needs constant upgrades and hackers from china can get at , but the passengers cannot. Hmmm......have you read the news lately  ? Especially considering frequent hacks on everything connected ? 

Typical American Business Move. Get somethign to market quick , worry about security later. IoT is rife with such things. (I suppose an automated car is a piece of IoT). Problem is, the car not only can be made to crash by chinese hackers, it can be made to run down pedestrians and speed along the sidewalk doing maximum carnage , and how are you going to extradite hackers from Russia who are boasting about how many pedestrians they hit ? 

 

On a planet with a world wide internet that's being hacked on a daily basis by people in another nation who cannot be extradited for their crimes,  this is a VERY bad idea.