Re:Apple Scales Back Its Ambitions for a Self-Driving Car
by pedroaraujo on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @09:18AM
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"Visionary"? Hardly. His self driving technology was basically a big giant hack. He is a good hacker but calling him "visionary" is a bit of a stretch.
Re:Apple Scales Back Its Ambitions for a Self-Driving Car
by SeeDave on Friday August 25, 2017 @12:09AM
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From my perspective, the vision was in truly understanding that the value-add is centered around "self-driving" more so than "cars."
Re:Apple Scales Back Its Ambitions for a Self-Driving Car
by nojvek on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @11:19AM
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A giant hack that works and already out on the streets.
I think commaai has a very bright future.
Re:Apple Scales Back Its Ambitions for a Self-Driving Car
by jacquesm on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @12:55PM
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Supernova's have a bright future too. But a very short one.
Comma one has been canceled and the new offering is more along the lines of a kit for DIY car hackers than for serious deployment and at a guess if you would be involved in an accident while deploying one of these kits your insurance would be void.
Re:Apple Scales Back Its Ambitions for a Self-Driving Car
by skgoa on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @11:46AM
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comma was a scam. The car Hotz used for his "demonstration" already comes with the functionality he "demonstrated" from the factory. He just added wires and a joystick to his dashboard.
This is why I believe that comma.ai was so visionary, say whatever you want about George Hotz's personality. He truly _gets it_ that self-driving is the critical part, not the car.