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I saw one yesterday. There was a driver but like... come one, decades?

seibelj 9y ago
When driverless cars are common on midwestern highways every night, they will start moving into complex urban areas. We are very far from cars navigating downtown NYC, Seattle, SF, Boston, etc.
- woah 9y ago
  Do you live in NYC, Seattle, SF, or Boston?
  - seibelj 9y ago
    Yes, Boston, and when can I order my driverless car to pick me up?
    - gpm 9y ago
      A few months ago if you ignore the safety driver [0]. If cars with safety drivers don't count, nearly a year ago if you move to Pheonix and get lucky [1]. They're apparently planning to launch in more cities "soon" (though I can't find a list or date) [2] and they've recently got permission to start charging passengers and intend to by the end of they year [3]. So I think "decades" is an exaggeration. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16742924/lyft-nutonomy-boston-self-driving-car https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16742924/lyft-nutonomy-bo... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15415840/waymo-self-driving-minivan-early-rider-phoenix https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15415840/waymo-self-drivi... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/waymo-maintains-huge-lead-in-self-driving-car-race/552059/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/waymo... [3] https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/waymo-now-a-full-ride-hailing-service/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/waymo-now-a-full-ride-hai...
- 60654 9y ago
  Re "midwestern highways": haha, I don't see a "self-driving" car navigating the I-90 in Chicago anytime sooner than SF. ;) At least SFBA has super mild weather that makes the obstacle detection problem much easier. Here there are only two seasons: winter and road construction. (But yeah, we are very far from cars navigating urban areas, or indeed anyplace where weather is inclement and so are people.)
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- seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  Pretty sure driverless cars are being tested in almost all of those cities already.
astrodust 9y ago
The Falcon Heavy took five years to develop and it's basically just a bigger version of the same Falcon 9 rocket they've been sending up for years. Even if you have a driverless solution today it'll take years to test it and get it certified.
debt 9y ago
A gas-powered, highway-capable, driverless car feels callous. I hope those algos are good.

When driverless cars are common on midwestern highways every night, they will start moving into complex urban areas. We are very far from cars navigating downtown NYC, Seattle, SF, Boston, etc.

woah 9y ago
Do you live in NYC, Seattle, SF, or Boston?
- seibelj 9y ago
  Yes, Boston, and when can I order my driverless car to pick me up?
  - gpm 9y ago
    A few months ago if you ignore the safety driver [0]. If cars with safety drivers don't count, nearly a year ago if you move to Pheonix and get lucky [1]. They're apparently planning to launch in more cities "soon" (though I can't find a list or date) [2] and they've recently got permission to start charging passengers and intend to by the end of they year [3]. So I think "decades" is an exaggeration. [0] https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16742924/lyft-nutonomy-boston-self-driving-car https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/6/16742924/lyft-nutonomy-bo... [1] https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15415840/waymo-self-driving-minivan-early-rider-phoenix https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15415840/waymo-self-drivi... [2] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/waymo-maintains-huge-lead-in-self-driving-car-race/552059/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/waymo... [3] https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/waymo-now-a-full-ride-hailing-service/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/waymo-now-a-full-ride-hai...
60654 9y ago
Re "midwestern highways": haha, I don't see a "self-driving" car navigating the I-90 in Chicago anytime sooner than SF. ;) At least SFBA has super mild weather that makes the obstacle detection problem much easier. Here there are only two seasons: winter and road construction. (But yeah, we are very far from cars navigating urban areas, or indeed anyplace where weather is inclement and so are people.)
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seanmcdirmid 9y ago
Pretty sure driverless cars are being tested in almost all of those cities already.

astrodust 9y ago

The Falcon Heavy took five years to develop and it's basically just a bigger version of the same Falcon 9 rocket they've been sending up for years. Even if you have a driverless solution today it'll take years to test it and get it certified.

debt 9y ago

A gas-powered, highway-capable, driverless car feels callous. I hope those algos are good.