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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by mijamo on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @08:01AM (#16697013)
This is not rephrasing, this is changing the question to something completely different and wrong.

In addition, not providing any data there or alternative is just misleading.

Ex: I would NOT accept increasing the risk by 10 in the next 5 years to reduce it by 30% afterwards. I would NOT accept increasing the risk by 2 during 5 years if we could instead just increase it by 5% during 10 years and get the same result. I would NOT accept even having the same probability if we could first learn more and take 2 more years and a few billions to get a more stable technology before launch.

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Re:Uber will not re-apply for self-driving car permit in Cal... by emiliobumachar on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @08:32AM (#16697174)
The point is, the "what if it is your family" appeal goes both ways. The downside of a laissez-faire policy towards self-driving cars could fall on anyone, but so does the upside.
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