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> But self-driving cars have been 2 years away for almost a decade now. I really think it's similar to nuclear fusion. Literally last week it was being discuss

> But self-driving cars have been 2 years away for almost a decade now. I really think it's similar to nuclear fusion. Literally last week it was being discussed that Waymo now offers full self driving in SF right now. Unless I’m missing something, the future you’re saying is akin to fusion has just happened. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30855624 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30855624

Fezzik 5y ago
If you look in to why Waymo started “full self driving” in Arizona and, now, San Francisco it’s because the cars cannot even drive in light rain and the entire fleet is garaged with even mild inclement weather. We are still lightyears away from actual self-driving cars that can manage variable weather and even slightly-unpredictable terrain.
- randmeerkat 5y ago
  > If you look in to why Waymo started “full self driving” in Arizona and, now, San Francisco it’s because the cars cannot even drive in light rain and the entire fleet is garaged with even mild inclement weather. We are still lightyears away from actual self-driving cars that can manage variable weather and even slightly-unpredictable terrain. It rains in SF and there’s even fog… The fog’s name is Karl by the way. It’s also an old coastal city that doesn’t have a sane layout that you might expect from a test area like Arizona. SF is not an easy challenge and there are plenty of self-driving startups that have tried there and failed.
  - thereare5lights 5y ago
    > It rains in SF It hasn't rained regularly for years. We're in a bad drought, or as some other people put it, a new normal of very little rainfall.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y ago
  Self-driving cars that "only" work on non-rainy days = self-driving cars available 90%+ of the time in sunbelt states. I have no idea why people minimize level 4 self driving. It would absolutely be enough for most people in those geofenced areas/cities to no longer need a car, would massively drive down drunk-driving deaths, and would be a huge benefit for the blind, the elderly, the rural poor, children, etc.

Fezzik 5y ago

If you look in to why Waymo started “full self driving” in Arizona and, now, San Francisco it’s because the cars cannot even drive in light rain and the entire fleet is garaged with even mild inclement weather. We are still lightyears away from actual self-driving cars that can manage variable weather and even slightly-unpredictable terrain.

randmeerkat 5y ago
> If you look in to why Waymo started “full self driving” in Arizona and, now, San Francisco it’s because the cars cannot even drive in light rain and the entire fleet is garaged with even mild inclement weather. We are still lightyears away from actual self-driving cars that can manage variable weather and even slightly-unpredictable terrain. It rains in SF and there’s even fog… The fog’s name is Karl by the way. It’s also an old coastal city that doesn’t have a sane layout that you might expect from a test area like Arizona. SF is not an easy challenge and there are plenty of self-driving startups that have tried there and failed.
- thereare5lights 5y ago
  > It rains in SF It hasn't rained regularly for years. We're in a bad drought, or as some other people put it, a new normal of very little rainfall.
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 5y ago
Self-driving cars that "only" work on non-rainy days = self-driving cars available 90%+ of the time in sunbelt states. I have no idea why people minimize level 4 self driving. It would absolutely be enough for most people in those geofenced areas/cities to no longer need a car, would massively drive down drunk-driving deaths, and would be a huge benefit for the blind, the elderly, the rural poor, children, etc.