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Re:The BS-Industrial Complex of Phony A.I. by skybrian on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @07:55AM (#20273280)
Why shouldn't surrounding infrastructure adapt a bit for self-driving cars? Look at everything that had to change for railroads, cars, and airplanes.

If railroads were invented today they would never be allowed. They can't stop for miles? You have to teach everyone everywhere to stay off the tracks? How's that supposed to work?

It's good that our safety standards are a lot higher today for new tech, but perhaps there are a few common sense rules that could be taught, rather than requiring perfection?

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Re:The BS-Industrial Complex of Phony A.I. by patrick5415 on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @09:52AM (#20274141)
Honestly? Because I see self driving cars as expensive toys for rich people[1], and I don’t feel like spending tax dollars or making other concessions to subsidize that.

I think the analogy to railroads is a bit tenuous. There are immediate benefits to connecting two sufficiently separated points with a rail line. A single stretch of properly marked and instrumented roadway is relatively worthless[1].

[1] Trucking being a potential exception.

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Re:The BS-Industrial Complex of Phony A.I. by povertyworld on Tuesday June 25, 2019 @11:32AM (#20275246)
You do realize horseless carriages were also expensive toys for rich people when they were first introduced?
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Re:The BS-Industrial Complex of Phony A.I. by kiliantics on Thursday July 04, 2019 @09:22AM (#20354347)
Yes, and the infrastructure we ended up building for them has made horrible changes to most cities and had extreme negative effects on the environment
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