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It is beta. Pay attention.
by throwaway98797 5y ago
It is beta.
Pay attention.
- smoldesu 5y agoAre they testing it in private 'beta' streets, with 'beta' people who won't be killed? Or is this person going to be in opposing traffic on my nearby freeway?
- intellix 5y agoexactly the problem. In the replies on the thread you constantly see: "luckily there was nobody close behind me"
- mcculley 5y agoI appreciate the enthusiasts paying to be beta testers. I hope to profit from their experience in a few years when a car with a real autopilot is available. I just wish they didn’t have to endanger innocent others in the process.
- mark-r 5y agoThe problem is that "a few years" is way too optimistic. Fully autonomous driving requires a level of situational awareness that computers can't yet touch. Everybody looks at the progress we've made so far and assumes it will continue at the same pace until all the problems are gone, but I don't see how that's possible. It's like assuming Moore's Law would have given us 10Ghz processors by now.
- throwaway98797 5y agoProgress comes with risk. One is trading lives today for the hope of saving more in the future sooner.
- mcculley 5y agoIt is completely acceptable for those who want to pay to be beta testers to take risks. I would rather we have fewer bicyclists killed by people sleeping while their “autopilot” drives.
- bordercases 5y ago"Everything that doesn't work is allowed to not work if it is still a work in progress" Next: "It's Agile, so it's always allowed to not work."