Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Expecting those drivers to be paying attention when the AV gets confused and is about to plow into an emergency vehicle or a motorcycle or a bicycle is like expecting the people you see on bikes with helmets dangling from their handlebars to put the helmet on just before a crash.
Drivers and passengers won't need to pay attention in level 4 and 5 AV self-driving vehicles being promised/ promoted by the usual suspects.
Unfortunately despite the usual promises of the usual suspects, reliable unmonitored Level 4 and Level 5 vehicles that can operate safely in typical traffic conditions are not to be found.
Even more unfortunately, unreliable Level 2 so-called "beta-self-driving" vehicles which do require constant driver attention to be ready to intercede in case of the test software/hardware failure or confusion, are being tested on public roads by enthusiastic technophiles.