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I 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 j
by mcculley 5y ago
I 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.