[isaaaaah]

In the city of Nuremburg, Germany in the year 2006 Siemens started to introduce automated trains. Until this day, they have to be operated under supervision. So how exactly do all these tech companies want to get the fact out of the way, that there is an actual AI needed before they can dive into autonomous cars driving the streets? The wet dream of big biz for sure, if only it could meet up with reality. Sorry for not thinking big enough, im just confused how those companies, that not even manage to get their own available products to be working flawless want to step into a market where things will cost lives.

[jpatokal]

There are dozens and dozens of fully automated train lines in fully automated operation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_...

[mafribe]

     get their own available products to be working flawless

Self-driving cars don't have to be flawless. They just have to be better than human drivers. This is probably feasible within the next 20 years or so.

[MrBuddyCasino]

Thats just Siemens being Siemens. Driverless trains are in no way trivial, but it has been done successfully.