Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by randomdata on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @10:14PM
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> We're talking about mobility-as-a-service
We are? I went up the comment chain again and still did not get that impression the second time around. What statement in particular gave you that idea?
> These kinds of extreme situations are scary, but that's what insurance is for.
Like... life insurance?
> You just have to automate the common case so a small number of humans can focus on the corner cases.
If I'm going to be sitting in the car anyway, I can drive it in those conditions, assuming the vehicle allows me to. However, Google has stated before that it is unlikely that they will release a car that needs to be taken over by human drivers. It's all or nothing for them.
We are? I went up the comment chain again and still did not get that impression the second time around. What statement in particular gave you that idea?
> These kinds of extreme situations are scary, but that's what insurance is for.
Like... life insurance?
> You just have to automate the common case so a small number of humans can focus on the corner cases.
If I'm going to be sitting in the car anyway, I can drive it in those conditions, assuming the vehicle allows me to. However, Google has stated before that it is unlikely that they will release a car that needs to be taken over by human drivers. It's all or nothing for them.