Thanks for the insight Dusty. Could it be is a self driving mode and stop completely? Or do they shift out of self-drive when coming to a complete stop?
There are no "self-driving" cars on the road, except perhaps a few experimental ones in certain small pilot cities. The only cars approved for general use are "Autonomous Level 2", defined (emphasis added):
"Automation system is doing
most of the driving, including steering, braking, and accelerating
in specific scenarios, but driver must remain alert and is required to
actively supervise the technology
at all times."
Even when Level 3 AVs are approved, they still will not be fully "self-driving", since a human driver must still be "present, alert, and able to take control of the vehicle
at any time, especially in the case of an emergency due to system failure."
If a human must be actively monitoring and ready to take over at any moment, it means touching the brake pedal, accelerator pedal, or moving the steering wheel will instantly kick the car out of autonomous mode. (Not unlike the ubiquitous cruise control, which typically only kicks out when the brake pedal is touched or the engine yells "Can't keep up!") So that means the scenario where the driver is stuck while being attacked because the computer is fat, dump, and happy is not possible now, and won't be for a very, very long time - if ever.
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