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plopseven t1_j20rzz5 wrote

This will help when they malfunction and the company can blame an algorithm instead of their employees or business model; ie: what SouthWest did yesterday.

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cannibal_man t1_j20skpd wrote

Until a disaster happens. Then they'll have to do a severe re-think.

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Words_Are_Hrad t1_j23bf4w wrote

When the first one of these has a battery failure and it turns into an incendiary bomb on someones house this program is going to die. The insurance for these things is going to preclude shipping anything but stuff like emergency medical supplies.

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cannibal_man t1_j25dnej wrote

Yeah and that will be much more dramatic than any delivery truck accident.

Mark my words, guaranteed.

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nick_rhoads01 t1_j22v7mn wrote

Probably still safer compared to more trucks on the road

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