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I'm guessing that will be part of Level 5 or at least we will be very close to level 5(full) autonomy once complex situations like 4-way stops with lots of pede
by gcheong 10y ago
I'm guessing that will be part of Level 5 or at least we will be very close to level 5(full) autonomy once complex situations like 4-way stops with lots of pedestrians have been mastered.
- kuschku 10y agoSo you’re saying until we reach Level 5, autonomous cars will be entirely useless almost everywhere except a handful of US cities?
- stale2002 10y agoNo.... They would work perfect on a highway WAY before we have cities figured out. If autonomous cars and trucks work on highways, then millions of jobs go poof.
- ghaff 10y agoFully agree with you until the last phrase. Highway autonomy will be a nice feature but you still need a competent human driver to be present for end to end transportation. So I still need to order a car with a driver to get to the airport. I assume that you're referring to trucking. It's possible that trucking companies will set up depots right off the highway and will reduce drivers as a result. But a lot of long distance container transport is already done by trains so it's not immediately obvious that eliminating drivers for only the highway portion of trucking is necessarily a big enough win to make it happen. (Especially if autonomous driving systems allow for the driver to sleep in his cab while underway.)
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- gcheong 10y agoThey won't be fully autonomous until we reach level 5, that is what level 5 is by definition. Whether or not a car that isn't fully autonomous but can handle a variety of common situations is completely useless to someone is an individual assessment. I personally look forward to the extra safety.