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But both of these were mostly science problems. Self driving cars are about making machines interact with humans. That has never been solved before. Self drivi

by dx034 7y ago

But both of these were mostly science problems. Self driving cars are about making machines interact with humans. That has never been solved before. Self driving in itself wouldn't be an issue, it's the other humans on the road that make it so hard to solve. One of the main problems for manufacturers is that we have never before solved a similar problem, so there's nothing to compare it to.

asdff 7y ago
>it's the other humans on the road that make it so hard to solve. Humans, cats and dogs, deer, tumbling rocks, low flying seagulls, tumbling trashbags or a toppled trashbin bin, palm fronds, drunk people jaywalking, drunk guy in a jeter jersey directing traffic after a yankees game, edgy teenagers pulling the invisible rope trick (or just yanking a sheet on a string), puddles reflecting humans on the sidewalk, blind turns and hidden driveways, competitors self driving tech, the metawars that will result by trying to raise a competitors accident rates (and not doing that would be leaving money on the table).