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Re:The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers by sp332 on Thursday April 16, 2015 @10:59AM (#9388353)
Self-driving cars barely exist as prototypes. It's not production-ready tech.
Re:The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers by chc on Thursday April 16, 2015 @11:04AM (#9388401)
Don't Tesla already have their autopilot tech released?
Re:The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers by robterrell on Thursday April 16, 2015 @11:11AM (#9388464)
It doesn't steer. It augments the cruise control, accelerating and decelerating in stop-and-go traffic (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcwObeGB_mU). Which isn't nothing, but it's not driving you to work.
Re:The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers by TeMPOraL on Thursday April 16, 2015 @12:18PM (#9388966)
I've heard them claiming that it could indeed drive you from home to work using public roads and that it is capable of finding you and driving the car to you when you call for it (aka. "Batmobile mode").
Re:The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers by sp332 on Thursday April 16, 2015 @11:23AM (#9388565)
Hm, I didn't know that. (Edit: it doesn't seem to be out yet?) And some cars can steer around corners on the highway. But it's very limited, doesn't necessarily work in the dark or in bad weather - and most relevantly it doesn't actually navigate by itself. It just follows marked roads. To use the self-driving lawnmower, you have to mark out an area for it to mow.
Re:The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers by pyre on Thursday April 16, 2015 @12:09PM (#9388917)
http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/19/the-tesla-model-s-will-get-...

It's not out yet, but they are claiming this summer it will be.