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Re:California to allow testing of self-driving cars without ... by greedo on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @07:30PM (#16479563)
The market doesn't bear this out with current cars, so why should autonomous cars be any different? Cars are marketed as powerful, sexy, vehicles that imbue with strength to traverse the harshest conditions in the worst weather. Macho vehicles. The only car maker that seems to have a sterling reputation for safety is Volvo, and they're a niche manufacturer.
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Re:California to allow testing of self-driving cars without ... by Lewton on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @02:48AM (#16481421)
Cars now are much much safer than cars fifty years ago. There’s clearly some incentive to improve safety
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Re:California to allow testing of self-driving cars without ... by greedo on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @04:12PM (#16486986)
The incentive hasn't been market forces though, but government regulation.
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