Driverless cars cut accidents down 91%
Sure, robot cars are scary...but think about all the millions of morons behind the wheel.
I welcome the robots. Eliminate highway deaths. Maximize efficiency.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/self-driving-cars.html
Replies to: Driverless cars cut accidents down 91%
Almost no one will be driving 20 years from now
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Opinion article - not buying it
Autonomous vehicles are still do this day having significant issues. They can zoom down the highway fine, but for anything slow speed and urban is where things really break down
Story tonight on the news where one drove its passengers into a police standoff.
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A colleague at work let his Tesla driving him to work today and says it "reads" traffic just fine.
Will there be anything left for we humans to do?
We'll still need to make sure that no one's posting fascist stuff online.
A reasonable qualifier will be to require people to sign up with their Facebook account, allowing Soros Transport to ensure that no one is sharing memes from Carpe Donktum or liking posts from T.P.U.S.A. in order to get service.
could potentially redefine the 3r's
robot road rage.
not much gratification there, though. plus, i feel safer carrying my six-shooter along.
...and should cut the employment of drivers even more significantly...
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I'm not sure anybody's going to have a job in 10 years
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Would like to see the model for THAT. (It's not gonna work out quite like WALL-E...)
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I’m good with it. On a related note, Full Self Driving is tits!..:
Teslas are amazing cars. The technology is top notch with regular updates sent to the cars. They’re always thinking about ways to improve the driving experience.
No thanks. This was a Thanksgiving Dinner conversation.
Of course, the younger folks are all in on letting a robot drive them 4 hours without a worry in the world.
I told them that I would never hand over the car keys to a computer. Think of The Transporter’s driving skills. Add 10. Multiply by 5. That’s me.
AI fighter jets beat humans 100/100 in simulated battle.
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Will be really cool when we're all transported by fighter jets...
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Yes it will.
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They're great until Skynet goes live. Ask the poor lady in San Fran.
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Link: Killer Car
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good (>30K less fatalities/yr)
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Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/4tKPmLc7TxE?si=e3mHC18d9tI2zTsi
Good choice on the video...NdGT capsulizes the situation...and net benefits.
That being said, I'm not in the "Early Adopter" cohort.
Yes, can't happen soon enough.
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I don’t know if I could deal with not being in control on the freeway but…. We did
A driverless taxi twice recently in Austin and it was uneventful.
You always remain in control. In my experience it reduces fatigue and “sees” things before I do.
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I think we're talking about autonomous, like Waymo and Zoox.
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