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Re:Tesla Engineer Says Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot Reality by vladf on Friday May 07, 2021 @12:26PM (#27077659)
Is this really true? To be able to build a track you need to have government-level authority (e.g., in GP's example, to build something on its own lane in the road, or to displace people in homes in the way of the track). However, the entities funding SDCs are private.
Re:Tesla Engineer Says Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot Reality by oeuhoenth on Friday May 07, 2021 @12:45PM (#27077902)
Having dedicated tracks solve a lot of problems for autonomous vehicles.

Governments already claim a monopoly on roads in most places. Imagine if those roads had some sort of cheap embedded track that a number of vehicles could latch onto. Then you just need some sort of computer to coordinate the vehicles using the track, and understanding where the vehicles are on the track.

Re:Tesla Engineer Says Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot Reality by bobthepanda on Friday May 07, 2021 @01:24PM (#27078415)
This isn’t exactly stopping the Boring Company or Loop from making its promises, is it?
Re:Tesla Engineer Says Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot Reality by vladf on Friday May 07, 2021 @03:48PM (#27080141)
Perhaps my info on these are out of date. Why would you say those are successful examples?
Re:Tesla Engineer Says Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot Reality by bobthepanda on Friday May 07, 2021 @04:30PM (#27080530)
Oh I'm not saying they're successful, but just as Tesla is on shaky ground promising full automation, the others are on shaky ground promising constrained environments where full automation would work best.