Re:The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers
by isaaaaah on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @06:30AM
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In the city of Nuremburg, Germany in the year 2006 Siemens started to introduce automated trains. Until this day, they have to be operated under supervision. So how exactly do all these tech companies want to get the fact out of the way, that there is an actual AI needed before they can dive into autonomous cars driving the streets? The wet dream of big biz for sure, if only it could meet up with reality. Sorry for not thinking big enough, im just confused how those companies, that not even manage to get their own available products to be working flawless want to step into a market where things will cost lives.
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Re:The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers
by jpatokal on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @07:04AM
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There are dozens and dozens of fully automated train lines in fully automated operation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_...
Re:The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers
by mafribe on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @06:39AM
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get their own available products to be working flawless
Self-driving cars don't have to be flawless. They just have to be better than human drivers. This is probably feasible within the next 20 years or so.
Re:The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers
by MrBuddyCasino on Tuesday December 15, 2015 @10:36AM
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Thats just Siemens being Siemens. Driverless trains are in no way trivial, but it has been done successfully.