Not really. Follow the car in front, stop for red, wait for green, check mirror. You could make an algorithm for 99% of the interactions that happen, at least in Danish cities. But if you live in a city with almost no bike infrastructure and visit a city with bike lanes everywhere, it isn’t part of your “learned automation” to check the bike lane before turning. And it is usually worse if the place is “familiar enough” since you need that familiarity for the “automation” to kick in.
You could make an algorithm for 99% of the interactions that happen
Absolutely. But you still have to be actively paying attention to watch for the 1% that isn’t predictable. It’s like flying a plane; autopilot systems are theoretically advanced enough to complete an entire flight all by themselves, but the pilot at the controls is still expected to be fully alert and active at all times.
That’s the problem: it’s a limitation of the human brain, not a moral falling. We can’t give total attention when bored, which is why having cars as the primary mode of daily transport is an absolutely awful idea.
Which driving in city traffic usually is, I would think
Not really. Follow the car in front, stop for red, wait for green, check mirror. You could make an algorithm for 99% of the interactions that happen, at least in Danish cities. But if you live in a city with almost no bike infrastructure and visit a city with bike lanes everywhere, it isn’t part of your “learned automation” to check the bike lane before turning. And it is usually worse if the place is “familiar enough” since you need that familiarity for the “automation” to kick in.
Absolutely. But you still have to be actively paying attention to watch for the 1% that isn’t predictable. It’s like flying a plane; autopilot systems are theoretically advanced enough to complete an entire flight all by themselves, but the pilot at the controls is still expected to be fully alert and active at all times.
That’s the problem: it’s a limitation of the human brain, not a moral falling. We can’t give total attention when bored, which is why having cars as the primary mode of daily transport is an absolutely awful idea.