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by audunf 16 days ago
Exactly. And that’s why automation tech should be better than humans before widespread adoption.

My experience from scaling products in very different areas (consumer tech, large public infrastructure, internet): That occasional hiccup during small-scale trials looks very different with hundreds or millions of units.
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xnx 16 days ago
> automation tech should be better than humans before widespread adoption

How much better?

From the article: "Waymo’s vehicles have been involved in 94% fewer crashes that cause serious injury or worse than human drivers on the same roads."

The longer safe autonomous vehicles are obstructed through legislation, the more people die.

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audunf 16 days ago
I think those are Waymo’s numbers. They might be a bit biased? :)

https://www.thestreet.com/technology/waymo-exec-admits-harsh...

Maybe autonomous vehicles need to work so well that practically everyone agrees they’re a good idea?

Anecdotal, but I’ve owned a couple of cars with assistive/“self-driving” - including Tesla’s. I can’t count the number of times I’ve had to take over.

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