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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by ako on Thursday June 10, 2021 @02:26AM (#27457480)
Easier solved than with a real driver, just flip a switch and transfer control to another drone pilot. Solves more issues: boring long trip, flip drivers every 30 minutes. One moment you're driving a car in texas, next moment you're driving a car in new york, and 30 minutes later you're driving the Hana Highway on Maui.
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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by SV_BubbleTime on Thursday June 10, 2021 @02:59AM (#27457710)
With no consequence to you if you decide to go GTA on the system, no peripheral vision, no feel of the road or wheel, assuming you at least have stereoscopic vision with a headset it’s still not at all going to work for white out or hard rain.

It’s a fun idea that we can create a whole generation of Bangladeshi click farmers that drive people instead… but it’s a nonstarter for a bunch of reasons.

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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by tomcooks on Thursday June 10, 2021 @03:25AM (#27457891)
Why would there be no consequences? The person would have a driver contract, have passed driving tests, etc.

Not sure what you mean with Bangladeshi click farmers

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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by kwdc on Thursday June 10, 2021 @04:49AM (#27458464)
This is how a lot of ideas get nonsensical holes put in them.

There would be licenses, regulations, threat of lawsuit, qualifications and all sorts of other mandatory requirements. If someone wants to be cynical then, yes, a lot of these safeguards would not be put in place until after a certain number of deaths had been exceeded. eg seat belts, air bags, traffic lights, speed limits, road rules in general.

The idea is still viable.

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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by King-Aaron on Thursday June 10, 2021 @08:24PM (#27467815)
> There would be licenses, regulations, threat of lawsuit, qualifications and all sorts of other mandatory requirements

These already exist in Taxis, and have you ever been in a Taxi? Their drivers aren't exactly the pinnacle of driving excellence.

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Re:What would you pay for autonomous driving? Volkswagen hop... by jacquesm on Thursday June 10, 2021 @05:23AM (#27458670)
Sideline: face recognition based assassination.
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