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The sooner they get the product in use by consumers the better. They've taken an overcautious approach and been too focused on partnering. I really hope they'l
by paulsutter 10y ago
The sooner they get the product in use by consumers the better. They've taken an overcautious approach and been too focused on partnering.
I really hope they'll deploy their own cars so that they have control over the platform and can iterate fast. There was a rumor that Apple was trying to buy McLaren. A similar deal might allow Google to move faster and get the product out there.
- tiglionabbit 10y agoI think caution is warranted in dangerous situations like this. Accidents could be a major setback.
- paulsutter 10y agoHuman drivers caused 1.25 million fatalities in 2013[1]. When do we start blaming those deaths on our collective failure to deploy self driving cars? [1] http://www.who.int/gho/road_safety/mortality/en/ http://www.who.int/gho/road_safety/mortality/en/
- adrianN 10y agoMachines are always held to much higher standards than humans. It would be rational to switch to robocars as soon as they drive at least as safely as humans. In reality, even a small number of accidents caused by the AI will destroy all trust in the technology. Most people don't think in expected death rates.
- aetherson 10y agoI'm not sure, but certainly for a start, "when self-driving cars would reduce, not increase, that statistic." Which isn't now.