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Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by ucaetano on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:01PM (#16776864)
> I think more people need to embrace and understand the fact that we are a long way from having fully autonomous vehicles that you can just give the steering reins to from start to finish

Apparently, we're not, as Waymo has shown.

> The term 'Autopilot' gives off the wrong idea that the driver can sit back and relax while the car brings you from point A to point B safely.

Agreed, the "but that's not how autopilots work in airplanes" canned response is irrelevant.

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by jijojv on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:08PM (#16776923)
Yep it took Google/Waymo 8 years to get there but Musk and Uber just wants to move fast and crash into things. Musk wouldn't be selling self-driving since Oct'16 if it's not any day now or would he ?
Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by oldgradstudent on Saturday April 07, 2018 @04:54AM (#16779979)
> Apparently, we're not, as Waymo has shown.

The only things Waymo has shown so far are a bunch of marketing videos and a few tightly controlled press rides.

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by sumedh on Saturday April 07, 2018 @01:44AM (#16779549)
> Apparently, we're not, as Waymo has shown.

Does Waymo drive at high speeds all the videos I have seen are at low speeds.

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by dingo_bat on Sunday April 08, 2018 @01:49AM (#16784811)
> Apparently, we're not, as Waymo has shown.

Can you point me to a website or store where I can buy my fully autonomous waymo car? I doubt waymo is even at par with tesla, considering tesla is actually selling cars. Waymo is just vaporware at this point.

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by ucaetano on Monday April 09, 2018 @01:07PM (#16794834)
> Can you point me to a website or store where I can buy my fully autonomous waymo car?

Not sure what are you mentioning, self-driving cars only exist when you can buy them personally?

Let me know where I can buy a M1 Abrams, if you don't, I'll claim they don't exist!

But actually, you can get a ride in a Waymo self-driving car already, with nobody on the driver's seat.

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by dingo_bat on Monday April 09, 2018 @10:54PM (#16798669)
> Not sure what are you mentioning, self-driving cars only exist when you can buy them personally?

No, but somebody should be able to buy. Waymo is just vapor right now. It's an experiment, not a product.

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by ucaetano on Tuesday April 10, 2018 @05:01PM (#16805386)
> No, but somebody should be able to buy. Waymo is just vapor right now. It's an experiment, not a product.

I personally know people who have the option to hail a self driving car in Phoenix, AZ, just as they would an Uber.

But I guess they are just my imagination, right?

Re:Another Tesla on autopilot steers towards a barrier by greedo on Friday April 06, 2018 @06:52PM (#16778184)
Waymo has shown no such thing. In controlled, limited circumstances, yes, but in complex, poorly mapped, degraded conditions, not yet.