They were supposed to be the future. But prominent detractors—including Anthony Levandowski, who pioneered the industry—are getting louder as the losses get bigger.
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My lane correcting self braking car has saved my wife twice from running into the back of the car in front. Once she was looking down at her phone, the second time she was tailgating and didn’t react fast enough. So technology can be good. But I’ve driven the same car and it has tried to steer me into an oncoming car many times, and it brakes when it shouldn’t sometimes. Would I trust it with my life? No.
Would I trust Maps to take the right route, then go to sleep at the wheel? No. I’ve been messed around too many times to trust it. They don’t even trust trains to not have drivers and they are on rails. Aircraft have pilots even though they don’t need them and trees don’t jump out at planes. Ask yourself why.
Self driving cars are a fantasy. Just like vacuum tube underground roads where cars can do 700km/h.
...you have a firm grasp of the situational reality....