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I have a pretty low bar -- I just want something which can drive on I-5 (and a few other interstates) in good weather without me actively controlling the car, s
by rdl 13y ago
I have a pretty low bar -- I just want something which can drive on I-5 (and a few other interstates) in good weather without me actively controlling the car, such that I could safely use a laptop or tablet. I'd still be a licensed driver and in the seat ready to take over with 3-5 seconds notice.
If I can have that by 2020 in a car like the Model S AWD, I'd be quite happy.
The next big jump in functionality for me would be pretty far -- a car which can operate genuinely autonomously, so I can get out and it doesn't require me to find a parking spot. I imagine doing that in an urban environment will be the last thing a self-driving car is technically or legally able to do.
Something which can self-drive for 30 minutes to drive from SF to PA doesn't get me a huge amount. It'd be nice to be able to use a tablet or something instead of driving, but it would be a lot cheaper/easier to just make a halfway decent audio-only (and maybe trivial HUD and chording keyboard) computer for the car, rather than self-driving tech. that we could have done 15 years ago; self driving probably wasn't feasible until 5-10 years ago.
- glibgil 13y agoWhen driving from SF to Palo Alto you want to talk to a computer or perhaps look at a computer screen through your windshield and type on a one-handed keyboard? You are easy to please. I'd much rather have a wank from the back seat of my self driving car. And then a nap.
- rdl 13y agoWhat I really want is a transporter which instantly beams me from Palo Alto to Seattle, never having to go north of Redwood City. I was trying to be realistic.