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

Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by cbhl on Sunday January 19, 2020 @10:29AM (#22091901)

The obvious counterpoint to "operating from stored data" is an accident or construction causing a lane to be closed, or a child chasing a ball across the road.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by j-c-hewitt on Sunday January 19, 2020 @10:56AM (#22092048)

In the hypothetical world in which self driving cars are the norm and not the exception detours would be in the system so that SDCs would not need to read signs. Even now a lot of traffic maps get updated to show detours, delays, and temporary closures due to accidents.

FWIW I am a near-term self-driving car skeptic and have been for a long time. I just think that these are not the kind of issues that really pose a major obstacle whereas drunk people wandering across the street are.

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Re:Volkswagen exec admits full self-driving cars 'may never ... by tripzilch on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @07:58AM (#22106465)

We will nano-tag alcohol and keep a database of all wandering drunks, for self-driving cars to either avoid them or take them home!

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