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Because the same things that confuse humans can confuse computers that are largely trained with human data.



Millions of drivers per year use roads like this in California and Washington. They’re not very confusing for a human driver who’s paying attention.


I'd like to see the data behind this statement. I highly doubt that the "roads like this" see zero accidents.

Based off of guard rail end cap lawsuits alone, it seems that humans many times get confused even when driving straight on a highway; whether they are paying attention is another question, if it's relevant at all.


I’m from Toronto, so I never underestimate drivers’ ability to do stupid like drive into streetcar-only tunnels past the end of the ashphalt, despite ample signage. 26 times.

https://torontolife.com/city/queens-quay-streetcar-tunnel-dr...


How many hundreds of thousands of cars for those 26 to make that mistake?

Now imagine if every Toyota did this instead?

FSD is being touted as a "force multiplier" for safe driving, but it could end up being a force multiplier for deadly mistakes


Few care about the 26 that missed the signs.

It’s the multi-hour shutdown of the city’s 3rd busiest transit route that connects to the continent’s 3rd busiest train station that impacts a lot of people.


Upsetting as it is, it also turns out that different things also confuse the computers. Sometimes unexpectedly and suddenly.




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