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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by phkahler on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @03:58PM (#14961877)
>> Cruise does distinguish itself by driving mostly on busy downtown SF streets, a challenging environment, and they've released impressive videos showing off their capabilities.

I don't doubt that it's a challenging environment, but there are many, many different kinds of challenges that are not even present in that city.

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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by zzzzzzzza on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @08:11PM (#14964295)
True. But city driving is all they need to offer service in the most potentially profitable, geo fenced areas.
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Re:Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for ... by spikels on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @09:33PM (#14964785)
Driving is SF is actually quite challenging. It is quite congested with cars as well as pedestrians and cyclists. Due to lax enforcement many traffic laws are routinely ignored particularly by cyclists, pedestrians and transit vehicles. On top of this there is lots of construction, poorly maintained roads and frequent traffic flow changes.

Not sure what you are imagining but SF is free of winter driving conditions. Other than that it is as challenging as any city in the US, Europe or Japan.

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