AI Self-Driving Cars Playing Pied Piper on Roadways, Ramming Speed!

Dr. Lance B. Eliot, AI Insider

Pied piper approach can be troublesome, like ramming or going off a cliff

The Pied Piper, a classic fairy tale about following the leader and one that we all seemingly know about. Sometimes it makes sense to follow someone else. Just keep your eye on them. It’s an easy way to travel. Of course, if the leader happens to go the wrong way, or suddenly comes to an unexpected stop, you might find yourself regretting the mindless act of having followed them.

Let’s consider how the Pied Piper approach applies to AI self-driving driverless cars. You might find this of interest, along with imbuing you with a bit of healthy apprehension the next time you get into a self-driving car.

Two major driving techniques are being used by today’s self-driving cars; namely they look for lane markings to gauge where the road lane is, and they look at the car ahead to gauge appropriate forward motion.

Let’s consider these two techniques.

Imagine that you are driving on the freeway and want to do the minimal effort needed to drive among the other cars that are the freeway with you. If you can identify the lane markings that are to the left and right of your car, and if you stay within those lane markings, you are able to proceed within a particular lane of the freeway. It is like being on a…