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The hardest problem to solve will be the humans who bully the polite self-driving cars:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/11/17/humans-will...



It seems that could be easily solved with regulation. The self-driving cars could even automatically send a video of incidents to the police.


You want to regulate politeness?


Reckless driving is already a crime (not just a civil offense) in many states. In New York:

"Reckless driving shall mean driving...in a manner which unreasonably interferes with the free and proper use of the public highway"

Simple aggressive driving as described in the linked article is, well, not a real problem. Unless you cause an accident.


No one was talking about reckless driving. Aggressive driving could be a problem. That's why it is being discussed.


Manual overrides (or 'defensive' mode) needs to be available. Or carjackers will simply be able to stand in the road and wait.




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