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You’re incorrectly assuming that lack of cell service causes the cars to stop. The quote you copied says it impacted their ability to remotely get the cars unst
by joshribakoff 3y ago
You’re incorrectly assuming that lack of cell service causes the cars to stop. The quote you copied says it impacted their ability to remotely get the cars unstuck. What alternative would you propose (besides adding back in safety drivers)? Should the car keep going when it is not confident to do so?
- olliej 3y agoIf the car is not able to safely operate without constant human involvement then it definitionally requires a person on board. If losing cellular service causes it to stop, then in emergencies you're pretty much guaranteeing a large number of roadblocks for emergency services, on top of their existing hazards to emergency services when operating in ideal environments. > Should the car keep going when it is not confident to do so? See above, re: if your car can't even pull over and park safely on its own it has no business being on the street.
- whaleofatw2022 3y ago> If the car is not able to safely operate without constant human involvement then it definitionally requires a person on board. "Yeah but hiring people for our beta testing costs -money-, how do you expect us to growth hack with that?"
- hacoo 3y agoThe idea is that remote operators help get the car unstuck, but the car should always be able to avoid collisions on its own. I think these cars are supposed to pull over as well instead of blocking traffic. Key word here being “supposed to”, of course problems occur all the time. Also once a car gets stuck, pulling over is hard because… it’s stuck.