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by manbearpiggy 2453 days ago
similarly, I don't get the whole automated driving thing. -Would you get trust a car with your safety and the safety of other road users? Uber already killed a woman.

-"Planes already fly themselves" actually they don't and you wouldn't step into one that did.

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Automation is just like any other technology, the first versions suck, but they get better. Self-driving cars are at the early stages yet, it's perfectly reasonable to want to hold off for now.

Frankly, LASIK freaks me out way more than getting into a Waymo car, yet it's a common procedure.