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Re:Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fu... by 6gvONxR4sf7o on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @03:56PM (#24911139)
I agree with you mostly, except your definition of self driving. Full self driving limited to the Phoenix metro area counts to me as full self driving. That doesn’t meant squat towards full self driving in different conditions, but if you’re a Phoenix resident, who cares?

If it works for the full spectrum of usage for normal people, I’ll count it, even if it’s not all normal people everywhere. If we get something that works everywhere in the US, but not the crowded streets in India, you’d count it, right?

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Re:Waymo and Daimler Trucks partner on the development of fu... by slg on Tuesday October 27, 2020 @04:29PM (#24911501)
Sure, you are fine to take this conversation purely from the reference point of a resident of Phoenix. I can't argue against your definition with that very limited context. I simply think that is a narrow enough viewpoint to not be particularly useful in a larger conversation about self driving vehicles.
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