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Number of miles as a self-driving car progress and safety metric (Metrics Episode 1)

Philip Koopman · 25 Nov 2020 · safeautonomy.blogspot.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Nobody can drive the billions of representative miles that would prove a self-driving system safe before deploying it, so deployment always precedes proof.

    Their wordsBut nobody will ever get to the billions of representative miles necessary to say anything compelling about expected safety until after they actually deploy their fleet.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Every mile of public-road testing adds risk, so each one has to earn its keep.

    Their wordsEven if you have the best possible safety drivers, every test mile adds some risk. Hopefully that risk is no worse than human driver vehicle risks, but that’s a different discussion.
    Interesting

  3. Our reading

    Miles driven measures how well funded a self-driving company is, not how safe it is or how far ahead.

    Their wordsBut having a ton of miles doesn’t mean you’re ahead, it just means you’re well-funded and you’re out there operating.
    Interesting