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

Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by thrower123 on Saturday January 18, 2020 @07:27PM (#22088467)

They'll get hit and sheared off by plows and over-size loads, or just by drunks or idiots still driving dumb cars.

I do not think people have a solid grasp of how many millions of miles of road would need to be technified for self-driving cars to be widely viable.

Most likely, it's going to be a niche thing, tightly restricted to certain places that can afford to build and maintain the infrastructure.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by rixed on Saturday January 18, 2020 @10:22PM (#22089201)

I, for one, already fail to grasp where we manage to get the funds required to clear and level the land and butter a fresh layer of asphalt on top of it regularly enough to build and maintain that many roads to begin with.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by mopsi on Saturday January 18, 2020 @08:51PM (#22088799)

Don't know about the US, but most roads in Europe already have coded reflectors to aid identification of lane geometry. Roadside reflectors have become a standard feature even on small rural roads, they're just hollow plastic half-tubes with reflecting strips on them. Cheap to install, cheap to maintain.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=road+reflectors&t=ffab&ia=images&i...

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