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Re:Ford to mass-produce a completely self-driving car within... by josv on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @05:03PM (#12300631)
Curious about what drives the cost difference vs. a "consumer" car. The sensor suite? (Is it just lidar vs. radar?)
Re:Ford to mass-produce a completely self-driving car within... by semi-extrinsic on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @05:23PM (#12300750)
I don't think the cost will be different for a consumer car or a fleet car. I'm just saying the cost will be pretty big, and for consumers the value you get is "I can relax while driving" (not worth very much), while for cab companies the value is "we don't need to hire any cab drivers" (can easily be worth $100 000 per car over five years).
Re:Ford to mass-produce a completely self-driving car within... by TYPE_FASTER on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @05:27PM (#12300778)
Sensor suite, software licensing, and data licensing. If solid state lidar can get there soon enough, that will help. Data licensing for extremely accurate data for everything - traffic lights, stop signs, every single intersection, etc.
Re:Ford to mass-produce a completely self-driving car within... by josv on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @07:19AM (#12303809)
Really interesting; thanks.