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It may be that regions with better climates receive these vehicles first. It's relatively straightforward to detect the prevalent conditions and refuse to drive
by darawk 8y ago
It may be that regions with better climates receive these vehicles first. It's relatively straightforward to detect the prevalent conditions and refuse to drive if the weather is outside the scope for which the vehicle is rated. As the technology matures, that scope should broaden.
- justtopost 8y agoSo road trips are unaccounted for? Not a comforting idea that taking your car to another area will render it functionally unsafe on the (differently designed) roadways.
- darawk 8y agoThat's a price I would very very happily pay for a self-driving car that works in my city. If I want to take a road trip, i'll rent a traditional car.
- justtopost 8y agoWe clearly have different lifestyles. Renting a car 3 times a week to venture into the mountains is beyond unaffordable, much less once a month. Do you stay that static in your life?
- Piskvorrr 8y agoEssentially the same as "smartphones are about 95% useless without mobile broadband". Except for the tiny detail that lack of mobile coverage is unlikely to kill you...