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Re:Regulation, not technology is holding back driverless cars by fr0sty on Monday May 30, 2011 @12:54AM (#2598552)
I would appreciate counterpoint instead of (or in addition to) the downvotes...
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Re:Regulation, not technology is holding back driverless cars by speleding on Monday May 30, 2011 @11:49AM (#2599667)
You can't beat this with a manual gearbox: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmiss...

They're an option on the more expensive Audis and a few other manufacturers have them.

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Re:Regulation, not technology is holding back driverless cars by fr0sty on Monday May 30, 2011 @03:26PM (#2600203)
This is technology that looks very promising but is not, from my research, mature.
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Re:Regulation, not technology is holding back driverless cars by speleding on Tuesday May 31, 2011 @10:44AM (#2602775)
What do you mean not mature? This has been on the market in cars since the sixties. Audi has had it in their top models for over a decade. It's just expensive
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Re:Regulation, not technology is holding back driverless cars by fr0sty on Tuesday May 31, 2011 @11:20AM (#2602914)
Since you mentioned Audi:

A quick search for "CVT reliability" produces pages of horror stories related to the Audi (and other) CVTs.

The CVT is only available on the A4 and A6 (not the A3, A5, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, et al). Also, the CVT is only available with the smaller engine options. Finally, the CVT cars are front wheel drive only, no quattro available.

That is what I mean by "not mature".

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