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I don’t actually believe this will prove to be correct, it just might take a decade longer and or be on more limited routes but it will happen.
by andy_ppp 8y ago
I don’t actually believe this will prove to be correct, it just might take a decade longer and or be on more limited routes but it will happen.
- anbop 8y agoWell a non-owner CEO only cares about the company for the duration of his compensation package. He’s cutting costs now to boost the stock price. Why should he give a flying fuck what happens to the company when everyone but Ford has a self driving car in 15 years? He got his.
- notahacker 8y agoThis assumes that investors look only at programme costs and perceive absolutely no possible upside to a self driving car programme when evaluating the long term value of a company. Which seems pretty unlikely...
- simonh 8y agoAutonomous vehicles operating on limited routes (geofenced) at first is exactly what is described in the article, so it's not clear to me what you disagree with.
- andy_ppp 8y agoI suppose you could say that, but I’m saying it’ll be late rather than not be possible. I suspect roads will start being built with automation in mind for example, and push bikes might be required to have a small transceiver to alert the cars AI to their whereabouts. I think Ford are saying here that it just won’t be good ever, I’m saying it will be better, later and slower to be everywhere but will still exist.
- simonh 8y agoNowhere in the title or body of the article does it suggest it won't be possible. In fact it's simply saying it's harder than many people thought.