WINNING LETTER
AVs: Stopped in their tracks
read Mark’s editorial on autonomous cars in the August issue with interest. I have not yet seen anyone highlighting the problem that may keep fully autonomous cars off our roads for a long time to come. It’s not a technical issue: developments in AI and ever-growing computer power will solve the guidance and decision-making problems, at least to the point where autonomous cars will be safer than human-driven ones. Well, safe in terms of avoiding accidents more consistently than humans can, that
