[911 Guy]

+1 and to all those losers who think gas or artificial pellets taste anything like charcoal

-1 to anyone that prefers charcoal over wood.

 

[911 Guy]

Replace SDC with microwave oven and this could be the 1950's

I get the point, but to make SDC work will take one of two things that will never happen IMO.

1. Destroy all the roads in cities to install fixed sensor inputs and add aerials. Or...
2. Trust the local governments to provide real time GEO updates on every construction project.

Your mention of microwave only served to make me crave a Hot Pahcket.

You can ask your mother or grandmother about the stories associated with microwaves when introduced. Children and adults backed away....damaging radiation...mutation. Google it for kicks. It's like the antivac s movement about an appliance

Yep. Early adopters pay the price. The smart pax won't be in SDCs for a decade minimum.

 

[911 Guy]

Uh oh!!


Don't believe everything Elon says.

I don't. I thought I made that clear, but apparently my sarcastic abilities are waning in the heat.

 

[911 Guy]

Technology is great assisting hunana-not replacing them. Do these SDC proponents want to sleep with robots, too?

In some places, technology absolutely is better than humans. In others, it never will be. Some of them may already be ordering from Japan.

 

[911 Guy]

How many human drivers have crashed in similar situations?
I've been in close calls where you have few clues of knowing there's a stopped obstacle ahead until the car in front swerves out of the way.
AI cars can easily avoid these situations by always using safe operating practices, and letting the human take over for any higher risk maneuver such as tailgating, speeding etc.

All true, but think about this a bit deeper. Tesla announced that they will have a million cars willingly used by owners for AI RS. If you paid for a Tesla are you gonna want to deal with this situation when it happens with pax onboard.?

 

[911 Guy]

Human instinct can't easily be replaced, no matter what they try to preach. That technology is still at its infancy. The only way this autonomous car fiasco is going to work is if all the cars on the road are autonomous.

I agree, but...

There was a human there. They even call them "Safety Drivers". WTH man?