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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by perl4ever on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @11:27PM (#22305786)
"At some point in the future insurance companies will figure out that self driving is less dangerous than human drivers and start offering cheaper premiums and deductibles to self driving only cars"

Where does the faith in the tech and its future come from though? Wouldn't it be more logical to wait and then say "hey, Geico is offering a 20% discount if I buy a new car with these features, guess they must really make a difference" rather than going around proclaiming how much safer they are in advance?

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by keanzu on Tuesday February 11, 2020 @11:48PM (#22305889)
> Where does the faith in the tech and its future come from though?

Well now that you've put me on the spot like that and I have to think about it: baseless I suppose. Just a general faith that technology always improves.

> Wouldn't it be more logical

Yes, it would.

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by perl4ever on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:11AM (#22305994)
"Just a general faith that technology always improves."

People seem increasingly angry about technology and tech workers though.

So it seems like the climate is oscillating between extremes. Maybe people are getting disoriented.

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Re:Apple engineer killed in Tesla crash had previously compl... by toomuchtodo on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @12:07AM (#22305970)
> Where does the faith in the tech and its future come from though?

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/security-tech... (The Cambrian Explosion in Technology, and How It's Affecting Us | Seeing the progress made across various fields over the last few years, we can ask if we are witnessing a Cambrian explosion in technology today)

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