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The main issue is that one can't really consider the technology ready for real world testing until said real world testing is done.
by yifanl 8y ago
The main issue is that one can't really consider the technology ready for real world testing until said real world testing is done.
- emodendroket 8y agoThat's obviously not true. Real-world testing should be the last phase, after the car has succeeded at simulations. They're building a mock urban environment near my home for just this purpose.
- yifanl 8y agoTests by definition can be failed. If you couldn't fail, then what's the point? You can pass all the prerequisites, but none of that guarantees that it doesn't fail at the real world testing phase. All that said, in this specific case, Uber absolutely hadn't passed all the prerequisites and shouldn't have been given any permission to be on real streets.
- emodendroket 8y agoWell, what you're calling "passing the prerequisites" is no different than "being ready." It's the same as medicine testing; they don't go straight to giving the drug to patients.