[Texas Fossil]

Good point. But I am looking at the much simpler task of building a self-driving car and that is a total joke. Although much of the public think it is really happening.

[gibsonguy]

much simpler task of building a self-driving car and that is a total joke”

They are out there in some ares being tested. I never though they could be used with existing roads but they have made good progress there. Where I do see it happening is long distance trucking. Program the destination send them off, no bathroom stop, no food stop, no exhausted or worse hungover driver. In fact I think that is already being done.

[Dr. Sivana]

But I am looking at the much simpler task of building a self-driving car and that is a total joke.

I am not so sure that it is a simpler task. The main purpose of a self-driving car is to move the occupant from his origin to the destination of his choosing. The purpose of a fighter plane is to shoot down enemy planes and other airborne targets. If you don't have to worry about the safety of the occupant, it could be easier. If, instead of building a self-driving car you simply had to have a car controlled by remote with a human viewing the same camera angles as a regular driver with similar controls, combined with tactile and auditory feedback, it would be comparatively trivial (until you go in a tel and lose your radio connectivity).