Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by redis_mlc on Thursday May 14, 2020 @08:38PM
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Spare me.
Most self-driving is done in warm climates, in a circle. These companies are amassing thousands of empty miles on the same streets every day to impress people who don't know any better.
I lived on a branch of the main Google circuit, and often they were the only traffic for most of the day. Even saw three Google vehicles in a line, but two were more common.
What's the value of "self-driving" with no weather, traffic or route variation? PR and regulatory filing stats.
Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by staticassertion on Thursday May 14, 2020 @10:44PM
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I don't understand. There are self driving cars in SF. I saw one today. It is/ was raining.
There was a driver, but I'm fairly certain that the drivers are not actively driving but are legally required to be there.
Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by beefalo on Friday May 15, 2020 @02:05AM
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Last time cruise made a report about disengagements (where the safety driver had to take over) it was one every 5000 miles driven. That's 1 crash the car was prevented from every 5000 miles. Humans crash once per 70000 miles.
Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by Lewton on Friday May 15, 2020 @04:56AM
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> That's 1 crash the car was prevented from every 5000 miles.
What? That's not at all what disengagements mean
Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by MiroF on Friday May 15, 2020 @09:57AM
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you don't know what a disengagement is.
Re:GM self-driving tech unit Cruise laying off about 8% of s...
by turtle_waffle on Friday May 15, 2020 @05:47AM
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2 year old driving in Moscow after snowfall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx08yRsR9ow
Waymo cars go 11,000+ miles without driver intervention on average.
I would encourage doing actual research into this subject, rather than relying on your gut or the news articles you read.