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I completely fail to comprehend the tech worlds recent obsession with self-driving automobiles. Do you realize that the consumers are not asking for this featu

• mtgx 9y ago
  They like the distraction so they don't have to do actual future-proof improvements, like going all-electric with their cars. They'd much rather buy a component from Nvidia and claim their car now has a self-driving mode, than transition all future cars to being electric. That's why you also see them talk much more about the self-driving aspect.
  • Gibbon1 9y ago
    What's not really mentioned so much. The real application is collision avoidance. There is the potential to reduce property damage, injury, and death substantially. The internet says the average annual insurance cost per driver is $900 a year. So over twenty years, $18000. If a $3000 self-driving but really actually collision avoidance system can save you 2/3 on insurance then you win, saving $18000 - ($6000 + $3000) --> $9000/20 years total or $450 a year ($37/mo) If you don't think those numbers are meaningful, multiply by 17 million cars sold per year and 218 million licensed drivers in the united states.