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Re:Uber takes its self-driving cars off the road after one f... by lojack on Sunday March 26, 2017 @02:55PM (#13962420)
If I thought autonomous cars would be ready in 5 years, I'd be extremely hesitant to take that bet, specifically with regard to weather.

Personally, just around the corner means 10 years in the top 50% of weather. Operating in a blizzard may be very far away, and I'm fine with that. Would I take this bet? Probably not, but I'm passively optimistic.

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Re:Uber takes its self-driving cars off the road after one f... by seibelj on Sunday March 26, 2017 @03:00PM (#13962457)
The weather is one thing, but I would argue that city driving in Boston itself is worse. It's survival of the fittest driving. If, for example, getting right up to the bumper of a self-driving car and honking makes the self-driving car pull over, every driver in Boston will do this, and the self-driving car will be stuck on the curb. You just can't imagine what drivers here are like until you live it.
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