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When did the meaning of the adjective "driverless" change from "without a driver" to "with a safety driver, engineer and a remote operator"?
by oldgradstudent 8y ago
When did the meaning of the adjective "driverless" change from "without a driver" to "with a safety driver, engineer and a remote operator"?
- lawrenceyan 8y agoWhere did they say that anywhere here?
- oldgradstudent 8y agoIt is quite clear from recent press reports that the vast majority of Waymo's 10M miles were logged with a safety driver, and some with an additional safety engineer, but the title talks about "Waymo's driverless cars". So obviously, the adjective driverless no longer means without a driver. The part about an additional remote operator is tongue in cheek. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/waymos-big-ambitions-slowed-by-tech-trouble https://www.theinformation.com/articles/waymos-big-ambitions...