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Forum ยป What's the point of "self driving" cars when railroads aren't even fully automated?
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Thread: What's the point of "self driving" cars when railroads aren't even fully automated?

post 1704439711 08-01-2024, 10:15 AM
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What's the point of "self driving" cars when railroads aren't even fully automated?

Surely it's harder to automate a car on a busy street than a train on tracks...
post 1704443951 08-01-2024, 11:56 AM
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Has anyone ever actually wanted a self driving car?

When you were a kid playing with hot wheels, did you wish that someday you could be able to sit in a car and have it drive for you?

Nobody ever wanted that except for the guy leaving the bar after last call who wanted to take his car home without getting busted.

Also, why did self driving cars exist like 7 years ago but now they cant figure the technology out?
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post 1704444291 08-01-2024, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted By crupiea⏩
Has anyone ever actually wanted a self driving car?

When you were a kid playing with hot wheels, did you wish that someday you could be able to sit in a car and have it drive for you?

Nobody ever wanted that except for the guy leaving the bar after last call who wanted to take his car home without getting busted.

Also, why did self driving cars exist like 7 years ago but now they cant figure the technology out?
It seems like Silicon Valley is absolutely obsessed with this dream. More than any other project...they are pouring 10s of billions into it.

I can see how it would have an advantage for people who are sick, or for long commutes or long distance trucking.

But it will also kill millions of good paying driving jobs like long haul trucking, bus driver, taxicabs. They don't seem to care about that...
post 1704444711 08-01-2024, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted By JackyChin⏩
It seems like Silicon Valley is absolutely obsessed with this dream. More than any other project...they are pouring 10s of billions into it.

I can see how it would have an advantage for people who are sick, or for long commutes or long distance trucking.

But it will also kill millions of good paying driving jobs like long haul trucking, bus driver, taxicabs. They don't seem to care about that...
Taxi drivers are scum anyway, they're obsolete in the era or Uber and Lyft
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post 1704445161 08-01-2024, 12:15 PM
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To trick people into buying teslas
post 1704445181 08-01-2024, 12:15 PM
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Can have a nice fap and maybe a beer when being driven around? Not that it stops me now.
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