Autonomous Driving: “They aren’t Sentient, Rolling Androids”

The autopilot function in cars like Tesla might lead the driver into misconception and unfavorable behaviour.

So far, we cannot leave the responsibility of driving to the vehicle as stated by Matthew DeBord, Nordic Business Insider 2017-6.

If true autonomous driving is to be a reality the car has to be sentient – it has to be able to perceive and feel critical situations as well as avoid occurrence of accidents by e.g. evasive manoeuvres.

Autonomous vehicles, such as Tesla aren’t sentient, rolling androids – yet!