Ch. 1 · Common Conduct

Autonomous vehicles in specified autonomous operation mode may have a driver on board and may suddenly stop on the road.

[True / False · Hard]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

Guideline (6) in the text states, "Be well aware that autonomous vehicles in specified autonomous operation mode have no driver on board and may suddenly stop on the road." The correct statement is that there is "no driver," so "may have a driver on board" is incorrect.

Driving school curriculumStage 1 – Topic 1: Driver's mindset

Hikari
Hikari
Autonomous cars might have a backup driver just in case, right? And yeah, they could stop suddenly.
Yui
Yui
Nope, that's the catch. In specified autonomous operation mode, there's no driver on board at all. The part about stopping suddenly is true, but saying there 'may be a driver' makes the whole statement false.
Hikari
Hikari
Wait, so these things are just... driving themselves with nobody inside?
Yui
Yui
Yep! That's why you need to be extra aware they might behave unpredictably.

Source: Ch. 1 Common Conduct · Section (第１節 基本的な心構え) · ２ 道路を通行するときの心構え（６）特定自動運行中の自動運転車については、運転者がいないことや道路上で突然停止することがあることをよく知つておくこと。

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