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> I'm probably just showing my age, but I like the idea of a "drivered" truck leading driverless trucks versus a completely autonomous system. It's similar to m
by mulmen 1y ago
> I'm probably just showing my age, but I like the idea of a "drivered" truck leading driverless trucks versus a completely autonomous system. It's similar to my attitude on crewed spaceflight-- I like the idea of the ingenuity and capacity for independent thought supervising an automated systems, versus autonomous automated systems.
Great example because spacecraft are fully autonomous. The weakest link in that platoon is the driver.
- aerostable_slug 1y agoPrecious few drunk drivers on orbit. Or activists blocking traffic, or any number of other interesting situations. Also, it eases the pain of introducing automation by removing a major roadblock to incremental adoption. With the Pareto Principle in mind, get rid of most of the drivers relatively quickly, then work on the holdout cases.
- mulmen 1y agoThise are just obstructions. Call a waymo and experience it for yourself. Humans can’t achieve that level of awareness.