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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by HPsquared on Friday December 12, 2025 @09:26AM (#46244420)
I'd rather the other cars around me are attentive, polite and robotic. It's better than people looking at their phones.
Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by UniverseHacker on Friday December 12, 2025 @09:40AM (#46244575)
Maybe if the tech gets better, but right now these systems do not handle unusual or unexpected events well and are basically just a glorified cruise control, yet are marketed as autonomy and encourage people to stop paying attention.
Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by HPsquared on Friday December 12, 2025 @10:34AM (#46245084)
I mean Waymo et al.
Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by UniverseHacker on Friday December 12, 2025 @12:47PM (#46246569)
Having driven in SF very recently, the current state of Waymo is an obstacle to the smooth flow of traffic. They drive like a hesitant confused person that is worried they just passed their destination but isn't quite sure.

However, that is during 100% normal expected conditions on specific stretches of road they're heavily pre-trained on. My concern was more about their ability to adapt to the unexpectedly dangerous and unanticipated situation.