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This is really exciting! I see these cars all over the place in the Bay Area, so it's nice to see that they're at least one step closer in making it into a prod

This is really exciting! I see these cars all over the place in the Bay Area, so it's nice to see that they're at least one step closer in making it into a product and thus bringing it to reality. I wonder about the internationalization of this product, especially if (or when?) it's brought to other countries and regions, such as the Middle East. In some of those countries, women aren't allowed to drive and men drive with extreme speed (and park in the most horrible of ways). While this will cut down on things like speeding / drinking / etc, it may also potentially impact social norms as well. I'm hoping to keep a level-head about this project, but any step forward in this endeavor is worth being excited about.

positr0n 10y ago
Women aren't allowed to drive in, e.g. Saudi Arabia, because they aren't allowed to be out of their home without a blood relative or husband. That could lead to mingling with the opposite sex or something like that. “What would happen if a woman got in a car accident? Then she would be forced to deal with the male driver of the other car, a stranger, with no oversight." [0] So I don't think self driving cars will solve that problem at all, sadly. [0]: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/10/-negative-physiological-impacts-why-saudi-women-arent-allowed-to-drive/280343/ http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/10/-ne... Quora answers from people that appear to be saudi: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-women-not-allowed-to-drive-in-Saudi-Arabia https://www.quora.com/Why-are-women-not-allowed-to-drive-in-...
- pookieinc 10y ago
  I appreciate the reply, that's pretty sad to hear. Thanks for the links, they're really interesting.