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"The company’s self-driving unit continues to be a drain on cash" Uber should not have a self-driving unit. Self driving cars are only going to be safe to use
by hugh4life 8y ago
"The company’s self-driving unit continues to be a drain on cash"
Uber should not have a self-driving unit. Self driving cars are only going to be safe to use on infrastructure specifically made and certified for self driving cars. That's going to take massive government investment that probably isn't going to come any time soon. You're only going to see self driving cars in say intentionally created smart cities any time soon.
- tim333 8y agoYou can see them in Phoenix just now https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-31/inside-the-life-of-waymo-s-driverless-test-family https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-31/inside-th...
- oldgradstudent 8y agoI wouldn't call a car with a driver "a self driving car".
- mr_toad 8y agoWaymo have already started testing cars with no backup drivers. They’re years ahead of the competition, even GM are 2-3 years behind Waymo, and Uber is probably more years behind them.
- tim333 8y agoYeah the article has "...is now starting to test cars in Phoenix with no backup safety driver behind the wheel, something the Jacksons have experienced just once."
- oldgradstudent 8y agoAs expected, turns out that cars without a driver are remotely monitored. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/waymos-big-ambitions-slowed-by-tech-trouble?shared=4596b7125469ea51 https://www.theinformation.com/articles/waymos-big-ambitions... At this point in time there are no driverless cars.
- UncleEntity 8y agoPretty sure Uber pulled all the robocars out of the Phoenix metro after the pedestrian death in Tempe. Still see the google robocars on a regular basis -- which, BTW, are horrible freeway drivers.
- tim333 8y agoYeah but Uber not Waymo.