Re:Firefighters forced to smash window of driverless Cruise ...
by toss1 on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:05PM
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If Only.
Single-track railroad like in airport terminal-to-terminal transport? Fine.
Out on the open rail network? Not even close. And that is a LOT more constrained & predictable than an open road network.
Getting to all cars being software-driven seems as much in the near-mid future as was the idea of having full vehicle-to-vehicle telemetry &communications - i.e., sounded like a great idea until it crashed on the rocks of practicality (and inter-corporate politics?); not likely happening in a relevant time frame.
Single-track railroad like in airport terminal-to-terminal transport? Fine.
Out on the open rail network? Not even close. And that is a LOT more constrained & predictable than an open road network.
Getting to all cars being software-driven seems as much in the near-mid future as was the idea of having full vehicle-to-vehicle telemetry &communications - i.e., sounded like a great idea until it crashed on the rocks of practicality (and inter-corporate politics?); not likely happening in a relevant time frame.