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This is akin to removing the requirement for unicorns to wear horseshoes on the public road.
by mnd999 5y ago
This is akin to removing the requirement for unicorns to wear horseshoes on the public road.
- hackernewds 5y agoHow so?
- pyhtel 5y agoI'm guessing because fully automated vehicles don't exist (yet).
- rascul 5y agoIsn't Waymo doing this already?
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoSee anyone riding unicorns around recently? Exactly. Legacy regulations governing the occupant compartment are not yet a practical impediment for self driving cars because they haven't got that far yet. Realistically what the removal of this regulation means is that some hypothetical future company with an autonomous yard spotter can drive the thing 500yd down the public way from warehouse B to warehouse C without the legal department getting antsy.
- pfortuny 5y agoThis is so much so... It looks silly (your comment) but it is spot on.
- oneoff786 5y agoCool. So strap a horn on your horse and free hoof it.
- walkhour 5y agoDoesn't the analogy fail given autonomous vehicles are eventually possible and pursued and unicorns not?
- amcoastal 5y ago
- gkop 5y agoThat’s part of the point: Whether or not they are eventually possible is an open question. The standard argument for agnosticism as to the possibility is “The problem reduces to artificial general intelligence, the possibility of which is an open question.”
- walkhour 5y agoIs whether unicorns are possible an open question? Even if it is, does anyone care about it? Are any companies actively trying to create unicorns?
- mysterydip 5y agoThey would certainly have a market for my 6yo daughter's demographic.
- dmm 5y ago> Whether or not they are eventually possible is an open question. They're probably not possible with the road system we have but we redesigned our road system to accommodate cars(arguably with terrible results for non-cars) and we could probably redesign it again for autonomous cars. For example by requiring pedestrians and cyclists to wear radio transponders.
- rmbyrro 5y agoI never thought driving a vehicle is that general of an activity to require AGI. Which parts of driving would require AGI?
- MontyCarloHall 5y ago> Which parts of driving would require AGI? Being able to read the intent of other cars and preemptively act if necessary. For instance, being able to predict that the harried mom on her phone toting 3 screaming kids in her beat up minivan is likely to change lanes without looking (I passed her preemptively), or that the car with out-of-state plates is likely to miss a confusingly signed exit and try and cut over at the last minute without looking (I slowed down preemptively, to let the car abruptly veer across three lanes of traffic ahead of me). Both of these examples require an understanding of the world that goes far beyond mere driving skills.
- swayvil 5y agoIt massively promotes development. Simplifies the machinery. Makes it cheaper.
- bnralt 5y agoIt reminds me of 7 years ago when Amazon was claiming that FAA regulations were holding back its drone deliveries[1]. [1] https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/faa-drone-regulations-blow-amazon/story?id=28997803 https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/faa-drone-regulations-blow...
- verisimi 5y agoNo. Unicorns can't, won't ever exist. The idea of the existence of self-driving cars is definitely on the cards. This is en route.
- finnh 5y agoI have no doubt we could work some DNA magic between a narwhal and a horse...
- dpweb 5y agoGranted there's a lot of hype and the tech is not there yet, but seems the tech absolutely can be developed. As far as the safety, these things can be indemnified and that will pave the way. Don't see any problem insurers can price accidents and injuries from autonomous cars. Also certainly plausible they will be able to be made safer than human driven.
- telotortium 5y agoThis comment is as indicative of where we are in the Gartner Hype Cycle as anything I've seen.