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Re:The self-driving car is a red herring by otabdeveloper4 on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @12:05PM (#24920408)
Weasel words about "functionality" instead of cars.

We've had self-driving train and airplane functionality for years. Meanwhile self-driving trains and planes are not closer.

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Re:The self-driving car is a red herring by tim333 on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @12:10PM (#24920484)
Well planes maybe. You've been able to get on a driverless train for nearly 40 years now eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Island_Line
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Re:The self-driving car is a red herring by otabdeveloper4 on Thursday October 29, 2020 @03:08PM (#24934313)
For whatever reason, self-driving trains have been in a perpetual "testing" phase for many decades.
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