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> I feel like this is such a huge assumption considering any type of autonomous driving has not been seen use anywhere yet. It has, Google has openly admitted
by x0054 11y ago
> I feel like this is such a huge assumption considering any type of autonomous driving has not been seen use anywhere yet.
It has, Google has openly admitted to have driven more than 100k miles fully autonomously. The technology IS here, it's going to be widespread in 15-20 years.
- tomcart 11y agoMore than that, autonomous driving is being used increasingly in industries like mining: http://www.smh.com.au/business/mining-and-resources/caterpillar-says-autonomous-trucks-are-not-just-about-cutting-jobs-20140924-10lb25.html http://www.smh.com.au/business/mining-and-resources/caterpil... The technology developed in these situations for fleeting etc. is just as likely to find its way into road going trucks as that from Google.
- prawn 11y agoHaven't Delphi auto-driven three cars across the US?
- gwern 11y agoGoogle's up to 1.7m miles, apparently; this came up earlier in discussions of the accident rate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9526602 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9526602 (Always in motion, the future is...)