Re:Comma.ai, self-driving cars and indefinite optimism
by gamblor956 on Tuesday February 16, 2021 @02:41PM
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They’re now selling their product in clever ways designed to shift all liability to the user.
In "clever ways" that completely fail to succeed in this goal, legally speaking. Product liability (law) is very expansive and generally covers every person in the chain from user to manufacturer.
Re:Comma.ai, self-driving cars and indefinite optimism
by bratcomplex on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @12:32AM
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Not exactly. Elon made an offer to geo to make a better mobile eye. some work was done, geo wasn’t okay with the deal. But he was still interested in the problem so he forumd comma
When that didn’t work, I think they set out to develop a proof of concept that they could use to generate hype, then wait until an automaker wanted to buy their technology to catch up.
I get the impression they cursed future acquisition opportunities by refusing to even engage with safety regulators. They’re now selling their product in clever ways designed to shift all liability to the user.