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> People liked the idea of citing in their car and letting someone else do the work. I like that idea too. But I don't like the idea of forcing a human to do t
by derefr 3y ago
> People liked the idea of citing in their car and letting someone else do the work.
I like that idea too. But I don't like the idea of forcing a human to do the work. I like the idea of legislating for standardized interfaces between gas pumps and gas doors on cars, such that it becomes possible to build "full service" robot gas stations.
I think the only reason this hasn't been pushed for, is that the automotive-sector companies with the robotics expertise are all electric-car companies. (Or hydrogen-fuel-cell car companies — lotta robotics people in that space.)
- admax88qqq 3y agoPumping gas is already 95% automated. A human is only in the loop to make the connection between the pump and the vehicle. It's not that much more work for a person driving in to a station to also connect the pump to the car.