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I keep getting downvoted. I’ll keep saying it, we need government investment into self driving. It cannot be done by private sector alone.

by tdhz77 5y ago

cobaltoxide 5y ago
In what way would government investment help here? The main players already have tons of funding. Also, why should self-driving be a government priority?
- tdhz77 5y ago
  The main players have a lot of funding, but that isn’t the only function of government. Standards and infrastructure will be required for self driving to work. LIDAR, optics… it’s becoming more and more apparent that the current approach (Waymo ceo stepping down) (Tesla’s promises FSD) that its just not as simple as money. Governments job is to save lives, NHSTA has done hundreds of studies on the efficacy of self driving. They don’t need to be encouraged… they already know if it’s importance to safety.
bbddg 5y ago
It's bad enough private investors are wasting so much capital on self-driving. The last thing we need is the government doing the same.
- tdhz77 5y ago
  https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicl... Government has been studying this since the 1960’s…
  - astrange 5y ago
    This seems to be counting seat belts as an FSD technology since it's all under "safety".
paxys 5y ago
What would a government invest in this? Money? Technical expertise? The private sector already has a lot more of both.
- tdhz77 5y ago
  Just not true. https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicl... In 1957, a full size system was successfully demonstrated by RCA Labs and the State of Nebraska on a 400-foot strip of public highway at the intersection of U.S. Route 77 and Nebraska Highway 2, then just outside Lincoln, Nebraska. A series of experimental detector circuits buried in the pavement was paired with a series of lights along the edge of the road. The detector circuits were able to send impulses to guide the car and determine the presence and velocity of any metallic vehicle on its surface. A previous test installation of the system in September 1954 along U.S. Route 73 and U.S. Route 75 in Cass County, Nebraska, was utilized as an experimental traffic counter. It was developed in collaboration with General Motors, who provided two standard car models with equipment consisting of special radio receivers and audible and visual warning devices that were able to simulate automatic steering, acceleration, and brake control.

I keep getting downvoted. I’ll keep saying it, we need government investment into self driving. It cannot be done by private sector alone.

by tdhz77 5y ago

I keep getting downvoted. I’ll keep saying it, we need government investment into self driving. It cannot be done by private sector alone.

cobaltoxide 5y ago

In what way would government investment help here? The main players already have tons of funding. Also, why should self-driving be a government priority?

tdhz77 5y ago
The main players have a lot of funding, but that isn’t the only function of government. Standards and infrastructure will be required for self driving to work. LIDAR, optics… it’s becoming more and more apparent that the current approach (Waymo ceo stepping down) (Tesla’s promises FSD) that its just not as simple as money. Governments job is to save lives, NHSTA has done hundreds of studies on the efficacy of self driving. They don’t need to be encouraged… they already know if it’s importance to safety.

bbddg 5y ago

It's bad enough private investors are wasting so much capital on self-driving. The last thing we need is the government doing the same.

tdhz77 5y ago
https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicl... Government has been studying this since the 1960’s…
- astrange 5y ago
  This seems to be counting seat belts as an FSD technology since it's all under "safety".

paxys 5y ago

What would a government invest in this? Money? Technical expertise? The private sector already has a lot more of both.

tdhz77 5y ago
Just not true. https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicl... In 1957, a full size system was successfully demonstrated by RCA Labs and the State of Nebraska on a 400-foot strip of public highway at the intersection of U.S. Route 77 and Nebraska Highway 2, then just outside Lincoln, Nebraska. A series of experimental detector circuits buried in the pavement was paired with a series of lights along the edge of the road. The detector circuits were able to send impulses to guide the car and determine the presence and velocity of any metallic vehicle on its surface. A previous test installation of the system in September 1954 along U.S. Route 73 and U.S. Route 75 in Cass County, Nebraska, was utilized as an experimental traffic counter. It was developed in collaboration with General Motors, who provided two standard car models with equipment consisting of special radio receivers and audible and visual warning devices that were able to simulate automatic steering, acceleration, and brake control.