You'll see lots and lots of those self-drivers around ;))) I imagine the biggest obstacle for Google is not even technical, it's figuring out how to avoid liability, and I do not see this resolved any time soon.
By the way, California drivers are mostly courteous and relatively slow - sometimes downright timid - compared to some other states. Not to mention other countries. You just have to get used to local style, and keep in mind there are quite a few recent immigrants around with limited driving experience.
I would kinda want to experience the self-driving car for myself - I wonder if there is a place to sign up and be an experimental driver... Surely, it needs to be a function of both: the car handling the situations correctly and the "drivers" being comfortable with how the car is making decisions. And the latter is dependent on the people, so they would need a sample of different drivers to try from... Hmm, from that I wonder if all the cars' software is going to be standardized or it's going to evolve to match the car owner's expectations and style... So many questions and such an exciting field
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Sure there is a difference - just not enough of it to worry about. Not like learning to drive in Rome - never mind Moscow ;)))
> put those cars on the road
No they have not. Only with human driver backup or in select areas under 25 MPH. I suspect that, in the foreseeable future, the only practical fully autonomous applications might be in the military.
I dind't even know these cars exist! It is a little scary! And amazing! I feel myself like an old woman who does not want to hear about computers and social media :) I really do not like driving (especially on busy highways, in downtown, etc), so if someone would just drive me everywhere, I would be happy :)
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By the way, California drivers are mostly courteous and relatively slow - sometimes downright timid - compared to some other states. Not to mention other countries. You just have to get used to local style, and keep in mind there are quite a few recent immigrants around with limited driving experience.
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> put those cars on the road
No they have not. Only with human driver backup or in select areas under 25 MPH. I suspect that, in the foreseeable future, the only practical fully autonomous applications might be in the military.
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I feel myself like an old woman who does not want to hear about computers and social media :) I really do not like driving (especially on busy highways, in downtown, etc), so if someone would just drive me everywhere, I would be happy :)
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