Post by @ramble81@lemmy.zip

2026-10-31 19:18 UTC

Honestly the sooner we have fully autonomous cars the better. This growing pain in the worst part but think about things The ability to watch TV, eat, read, nap, work in your car if you want while it drives you places a safer experience due to faster reaction times less traffic jams and slow downs due to more coordinated timing better independence for the infirm and elderly (this is one I think a lot of people overlook) Too many people are still scared at this point but overall this would be a positive step for societies. I know there are negatives (car could repossess itself or it could cart me off to jail) but we can’t always fall in the trap of “it has to be 100% right”.

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@isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2026-10-31 21:10

The entire rhetoric relies on the idea that self driving road cars are Feasible Desirable over rail or bus Tesla’s failed efforts have proven time and time again that the road is full of unexpected and arbitrary inaccuracies, ambiguities and risks that cannot be assessed by a machine alone. They’ve also been sued in multiple markets on claims of false advertising because autopilot is not, in fact, autopilot. They don’t even have the best system in the industry, that would be Drive Pilot, a Level 3 autonomous assist system by Mercedes-Benz. The only systems to have level 4 are taxis that only operate in limited areas, on limited, known routes, and they are well known for being very easily confused and blocking emergency vehicles.

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