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A comment on Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all?.

Re:Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all? by tiredwired on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @08:17PM (#10630802)
Seems like they should start with something less risky like self-driving lawnmowers, self-walking dog walker, self-fishing fishing rod, self-flying kite. Every see those robot soccer matches?
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all? by akg_67 on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @09:51PM (#10631013)
Yep. Ask this question again, once you find a self-driving golf cart that navigates golf course without problems.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all? by dvdcxn on Thursday November 26, 2015 @08:56AM (#10632966)
This is a bit of a fallacious to be honest. How much insight will these endevours offer to self driving cars? I don't think there will be a lot of overlap.

And why do the low hanging fruit first when we have the technology and manpower to go for the juicer stuff?

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Re:Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all? by atroyn on Thursday November 26, 2015 @04:35AM (#10632136)
Bosch already has a line of automated lawn mowers. You can buy one today.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all? by tiredwired on Thursday November 26, 2015 @10:21PM (#10635687)
It requires a perimeter wire embedded in the ground to define boundaries. Why aren't they using the tech the self-driving cars claim to have?
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think self-driving cars are feasable at all? by atroyn on Friday November 27, 2015 @03:56PM (#10638800)
Because that would make it more expensive than people are willing to pay for an autonomous lawnmower. What a strange comparison to make, lawnmowers don't need LIDAR.
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