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Self driving cars ... spam in a can
Here in Austin, there are numerous Waymos-self driving cars. I hired one though Uber. It was a bit of a white knuckled ride solely due to my belief that the technology is not ready for prime time. I was wrong. It was a truly an amazing experience. As an added benefit, there were no tips and no AutoTune “music.”
I don’t think headlines are casually chosen.
Yes, the article is about self-driving cars. But I think the headline is telling us that Elon Musk wants to sell you a dangerous car that will burn down your house. It will spark a firestorm while you are sleeping. Because Trump hatred determines all media narratives.
If this gets perfected to the stage that Americans and Western man can start socializing over drinks, long conversations, and cocktail parties again, our societies will reap great benefit from it.
I think much bonding and openness, plain speaking, and reaching of bold decisions and agreements is left undone when the get together ends at 9:00 with a cup of coffee and goodnights, it isn’t how Western men have operated for thousands of years.
mark rober’s “test” was completely debunked. His scenerios were absurd and he had no idea how to actually turn FSD on or off.
I’ve used it daily for about a year. It is not a robotaxi and you are told in many ways you have to be attentive. You don’t have to touch the steering wheel or pedals unless there’s an emergency or you want to impose your own idea of the route, speed, etc.
Almost all my rides are done on FSD with no interventions except prompting a lane change as per my preference on the highway, or tweaking the speed. Parking lots are still a total mess. Not unsafe but you’ll sit there forever waiting for other cars/pedestrians, fouling up the works.
Right now I think of it as a major assist in doing the work as someone who does not like driving, especially long distances, when I’m tired, etc. I feel that combined with my being attentive, eg scanning sides, rear, etc that I am safer with it than without it.
If you’re looking for a complete robotaxi, uber etc it’s not ready and may never be. Personally, I would always be “in the driver’s seat” not matter what they promise. I think for 99.00/month it’s a bargain.
I am not on Elon Musk’s payroll!!!
“...sparks firestorm...”
Everybody’s a comedian. SMH
This is a step forward for flying cars(likely over the highways)
When FSD meets BSD, you die...horribly.
“Car does it all”?
What will it do when someone on a bike drives between you and the car in the lane next to you? What will it do when you’re rounding a corner and there’s a kid playing with a ball ahead of you on your right and the ball goes rolling in front of you? Will it be able to handle “Park next to my green SUV in front of the left garage door”?
How about a road construction area? Will it read the signs? Will it handle a detour? Will it refuse to take over when there is a heavy rain/snow?
If it can’t do all of these it shouldn’t try to do any of these. The human remains responsible for everything the automation does.
I will not give up control and let some AI drive me. I might ride in a Johnny Cab, maybe.
Bold defense of self-driving tech: ‘Car does it all for you’.
The car runs over arsonists who touches them.
Tesla Wants You to Stop Filming Its Cars Mowing Down Child-Sized Mannequins