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Spare me. Most self-driving is done in warm climates, in a circle. These companies are amassing thousands of empty miles on the same streets every day to impre

Spare me. Most self-driving is done in warm climates, in a circle. These companies are amassing thousands of empty miles on the same streets every day to impress people who don't know any better. I lived on a branch of the main Google circuit, and often they were the only traffic for most of the day. Even saw three Google vehicles in a line, but two were more common. What's the value of "self-driving" with no weather, traffic or route variation? PR and regulatory filing stats.

staticassertion 6y ago
I don't understand. There are self driving cars in SF. I saw one today. It is/ was raining. There was a driver, but I'm fairly certain that the drivers are not actively driving but are legally required to be there.
- beefalo 6y ago
  Last time cruise made a report about disengagements (where the safety driver had to take over) it was one every 5000 miles driven. That's 1 crash the car was prevented from every 5000 miles. Humans crash once per 70000 miles.
  - Lewton 6y ago
    > That's 1 crash the car was prevented from every 5000 miles. What? That's not at all what disengagements mean
  - MiroF 6y ago
    you don't know what a disengagement is.
jayd16 6y ago
I would gladly pay for a full self driving feature even if I had to drive when it was raining.
turtle_waffle 6y ago
2 year old driving in Moscow after snowfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx08yRsR9ow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx08yRsR9ow