Re:Google gets license to test drive autonomous cars on Neva...
by vog on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @07:12AM
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> So basically what you are saying is you don't believe in the self-driving car
No, I think they are certainly possible and I'd love to see some.
> You can't compare the car google is building with semi-automated transportation on rails or in highly regulated air space. It is using completely different technology.
This discussion was not about technology but about impact. Comparison with other transportation systems which are much more automated right now gives a better impression of the future than unjustified claims about self-driving cars being totally incomparable to anything else.
No, I think they are certainly possible and I'd love to see some.
> You can't compare the car google is building with semi-automated transportation on rails or in highly regulated air space. It is using completely different technology.
This discussion was not about technology but about impact. Comparison with other transportation systems which are much more automated right now gives a better impression of the future than unjustified claims about self-driving cars being totally incomparable to anything else.