Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never happen'

Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by kart23 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @04:32PM (#22087407)

You cant have other people on the road then. If I was a protestor or bored teen, I would find it pretty fun to block self driving cars' cameras and sensors, stranding them and creating chaos. Imagine a line of self driving cars just blocking a busy street. It wouldn't be hard to do, but it would take a lot of work to recover them to the point it wouldnt be profitable for the companies running them.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by cameronh90 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @08:56PM (#22088825)

It would be fun, then the police would show up and arrest the people who did it using camera footage from the automated cars. Most people are good people, and the ones who aren't already fuck with the road network now causing all kinds of chaos.. throwing bricks from bridges, ripping the copper out of traffic signals, but it's relatively rare because most people aren't trying to ruin everything at great risk to their freedom. I don't really understand why automated cars would be a huge change of affairs.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by kart23 on Sunday January 19, 2020 @01:57AM (#22089890)

cuz its just funny. If you saw little robots all over the place run by facebook or $mega_corp, wouldnt you just strand them for fun? Cameras are easily defeated by a hoodie and a mask.

Bricks from bridges could kill people and just damages regular people's property. It's just different.

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