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“You don’t need lidar to drive a car, so why should the car need lidar to drive the car?” -Elon Musk, like six years ago I’m sure George Hotz also has some pit
by NoblePublius 5y ago
“You don’t need lidar to drive a car, so why should the car need lidar to drive the car?” -Elon Musk, like six years ago
I’m sure George Hotz also has some pithy takes on this.
Anyway, this all completely misses the point. Waymo was born of a DARPA challenge and continued to exist to search for even more DoD money. But we don’t need self driving tanks when we can pilot them remotely.
- NonContro 5y agoSo why don't we have remotely driven cars?
- NoblePublius 5y agoBecause they don’t solve any real problems.
- NonContro 5y agoIf AI is suitable for 99% of driving, why not use remote drivers for the remaining 1%? (eg. accidents, construction, adverse weather) You could have a central office in a cheap location of the USA for professional drivers to take control as required. We already do it military for drone strikes...