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Re:California suspends GM Cruise's autonomous vehicle deploy... by bumby on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @10:31AM (#38013208)
>not a single one has anything to do with its accuracy of understanding its surroundings.

This has been my gripe for a long time. I feel like many in tech have conflated two problems. With current software the problem of perception (ie "understanding its surroundings") is largely solved*, but this shouldn't be conflated with the much more difficult problem of self-driving.

*for sure, there have been issues with perception. A glaring example is the Uber fatality in AZ.

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Re:California suspends GM Cruise's autonomous vehicle deploy... by kbos87 on Thursday October 26, 2023 @02:01PM (#38029346)
This exactly. Reading the comments and understanding the huge gap between perception and reality of FSD is eye opening. There are a lot of armchair experts here who wouldn’t be caught dead driving a Tesla but are so confident in their understanding of its strengths, weaknesses, and the underlying reasons.
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