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I don't care how it looks, it if still cannot drive in bad weather, snow, and worse needs detailed up to date maps, its not truly autonomous driving, its like p
by Shivetya 12y ago
I don't care how it looks, it if still cannot drive in bad weather, snow, and worse needs detailed up to date maps, its not truly autonomous driving, its like programmed driving with a few extras.
When the cars can come to you where ever you may be, broke down on the side of the road for example, and take you anywhere regardless of conditions then it can be heralded.
As it stands now its nothing more than the automated cars shown as high tech in Jurassic Park.
- beaner 12y agoThis is silly. I bet you can't drive through a swamp in a jeep, because you haven't acquired the skill. But that doesn't mean the rest of your driving doesn't qualify as real driving.
- agildehaus 12y agoPerhaps because what you describe is not autonomous driving, but human driving. And it's been through a 100 year trial and found to kill over a million people worldwide each year, prevent the elderly and disabled from living full independent lives, and be a huge time and money sink that many humans have to accept. Snow, heavy rain, being able to go everywhere with up-to-date maps -- these are problems which will find solutions in time. I have no doubt that up-to-date maps will be no problem, considering these vehicles constantly collect centimeter-accurate 3D maps of where they drive and upload them to Google. And being able to pull over to the side of the road to pick someone up? A simple software feature. There's nothing preventing that NOW. Don't get caught up in thinking that these things have to be perfect upon release to have a huge benefit.