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by ghaff 1421 days ago
I'm not sure self driving is a matter of Google culture. It's just become pretty evident that, while maybe some limited fully self-driving use cases will become viable in the next decade or two, this idea that you can have your personal chauffeur whisk you door to door even in an urban environment perhaps in your lifetime so you never need to own a car is not happening. And that really disappoints some people who bought into the idea.
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You do realize that people are being whisked door to door in an urban environment today, right? And not just by Waymo but Cruise as well. Sure it's small scale at the moment and not available to the average person, but it's happening.
I certainly hope AGI happens in my lifetime.
1. I doubt it

2. Be careful what you wish for