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I actually think self-driving is one of the easier paths of development. The main thing holding it back right now is regulation and liability. But, if you coul
by wavemode 3mo ago
I actually think self-driving is one of the easier paths of development. The main thing holding it back right now is regulation and liability.
But, if you could wave a wand and eliminate all legal and liability hurdles to self-driving, automobile deaths would plummet. They're way safer than the average human driver. The technology is definitely capable, our society just isn't ready for it.
- Grombobulous 3mo agoI disagree. It has not been figured out enough to take humans out of the equation from a functional standpoint, not just a regulatory one. This past 4th of July weekend a Waymo ran over an actively burning firework in a low speed scenario, the kind of thing a 95 year old driver would have avoided. https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/waymo-car-travels-over-lit-firework-as-other-cars-run-out-of-battery-in-holiday-gridlock-266259013983 https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/waymo-car-travels...