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I don't understand why authorities allow self-driving cars to beta test out in public. I thought waymo was the best with something like millions of hours on the
by botanical 3y ago
I don't understand why authorities allow self-driving cars to beta test out in public. I thought waymo was the best with something like millions of hours on the road but when they started accepting passengers, it failed to proceed past a traffic cone:
https://youtu.be/zdKCQKBvH-A?t=742 https://youtu.be/zdKCQKBvH-A?t=742
I wouldn't trust any of the others like Tesla and Uber that think self-driving is easy. And Tesla with their cost-saving no LIDAR nonsense.
These companies should be fined hefty amounts and barred from testing out in public.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoThey weren't just given permission I'm sure. A lot of development happened on closed off circuits, and only after those passed could they file a request. And if that request included "All tests will be done under supervision of a driver that will intervene in case of issues", then... why not? Plus, if California didn't approve it, these big companies would move their operations to a state that did approve it.
- zirgs 3y agoWhy not? Because humans are bad at babysitting computers and get bored while the system is working properly. If there's an emergency then a distracted human will have a long reaction time. It's the opposite of a safety system like ABS that monitors brakes and wheels at all times and kicks in immediately if a human does something stupid.
- matthewfelgate 3y ago[flagged]