Car Driving Analogy

Commenters repeatedly use driving a car as a metaphor or counterexample for trusting AI agents or automation with high-risk tasks, questioning why people delegate control like in self-driving cars.

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Sample Comments

dekhn β€’ Apr 17, 2014 β€’ View on HN

you forgot car driving. that's high risk/.

Gordonjcp β€’ Apr 11, 2023 β€’ View on HN

Why can't you just drive like that yourself?

mezod β€’ May 22, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Since noone has said it... driving!

pxmpxm β€’ Jan 7, 2025 β€’ View on HN

You don't have to be the one driving...

Luuseens β€’ Apr 24, 2017 β€’ View on HN

It's not really a car if you can't drive it.

gjs278 β€’ Mar 14, 2021 β€’ View on HN

you’re a weirdo. driving is not that hard. billions of people can handle it. get your head checked.

farnsworth β€’ Dec 22, 2022 β€’ View on HN

Wait til you find out who's driving the cars on the road

dreadlordbone β€’ Oct 13, 2024 β€’ View on HN

Doesn't having a car do this too?

chovybizzass β€’ Mar 31, 2021 β€’ View on HN

good luck driving a modern vehicle w/o any of that.

kevin_thibedeau β€’ Apr 30, 2025 β€’ View on HN

What you're buying is not driving, by itself, fully.