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I just do not understand how people can look at a company that has achieved what Cruise has with such pessimism. Successfully completing 250k autonomous rides i
by conjecTech 3y ago
I just do not understand how people can look at a company that has achieved what Cruise has with such pessimism. Successfully completing 250k autonomous rides is an extraordinarily achievement. Yes, there have been problems, but the issues that Cruise is facing today are a world away from the kinds of problems autonomous vehicles were facing even 5 years ago. The fact that there is one major incident being discussed and not a pile of bodies indicates just how close we are to what will undoubtedly be the largest transformation in transportation, and human productivity, in our lifetimes. Saying that they are "pretty much over" when they are one of two organizations in the world with this level of capability makes no sense to me.
- tsunamifury 3y agoYou would be surprised what corporate optics can do to override real achievements. I have always been a champion of Cruise and I think what happened to them is downright suspicious.
- Animats 3y agoFor Cruise, manual remote takeover was more common than previously admitted.[1] "Every 4 to 5 miles". [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/06/cruise-confirms-robotaxis-rely-on-human-assistance-every-4-to-5-miles.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/06/cruise-confirms-robotaxis-re...
- conjecTech 3y agoThey aren't manual takeovers, Kyle already responded[1] to this himself and clarified that they are requests for input which themselves mostly autoresolve. This is closer to an active learning loop than humans taking over. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38145062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38145062
- Animats 3y agoIt's remote takeover of the decision-making process because the automation failed. Despite how the CEO "clarified" it.