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Originally Posted by spdrun
Assuming a gas car, fuel lines running under the floor. Or the roof-mounted sensors to render the computer blind.
Assuming I owned a self-driving car (rather than renting one), I'd probably also put in a switch that disconnects power to the main fuel pump or the motor contactor in case of an electric car. Everything needs a Big Red Button(tm). Dave Bowman lobotomizing HAL-9000 one circuit board at the time, is one of my favorite movie scenes.
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Excellent choice. Start the vehicle on fire at highway speed with the fuel pump flaming the fire as furiously as possible since the engine computer demands it to compensate for lost speed. A roast to you
But sure, there should be fail safes. Like a person behind the wheel that can participate at will. However, the idea of a vehicle shutting down in traffic is not so pretty.