Friday, September 30, 2016
Good old moral hazard
Why shouldn't we trust autonomous cars? Aside from the FACT that they are specifically meant to kill, and aside from the FACT that they are hackable by design, there's an obvious problem with letting ONE CENTRAL CORPORATION do all the guidance.
The problem shows up in a simple form with trucks using their standard GPS system to locate low bridges. ONE CENTRAL CORPORATION doesn't have the resources to keep track of everything, and because the ONE CENTRAL CORPORATION is owned by unpunishable monstrosities, it has no incentive to keep track of ANYTHING. It only has incentives to maximize its share value.
KREM reports that trucks are getting stuck under railroad bridges more than ever before.
“Not only was it a delay for the police department but you've got tow truck operators that can be doing other things. The railroad had to shut down trains so the bridge inspector could actually look at it." Moon said the cause of the collisions has to do with drivers not paying enough attention and misdirection from a GPS. “Don't trust your GPS. Most of the time when we get these they're not local companies, it’s out-of-town drivers, that are trusting their GPS,” said Moon. “And the GPS, a lot of time, don't factor in bridge heights. More than half the collisions at this location are GPS related."This data has always been available on commercial maps for truckers. In computer form, Wash DOT provides a specific resource that's more reliable than the nationally designed GPS systems. Wash DOT has an INCENTIVE to provide good information, because damaged highways are expensive to Wash DOT. Damaged highways cost nothing to Google, so Google has no incentive to provide correct information. This should not be a fucking mystery. SOROS DELENDA EST.
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