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| SiliconWizard:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/03/california-driverless-taxi-cars-san-francisco |
| eti:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on June 07, 2022, 11:37:57 pm ---https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/03/california-driverless-taxi-cars-san-francisco --- End quote --- No driver to pay, so costs can be slashed to 1/3rd I reckon would be fair. Let the dimwits of SF test them out! :palm: |
| Stray Electron:
--- Quote from: eti on June 08, 2022, 12:51:22 am --- --- Quote from: SiliconWizard on June 07, 2022, 11:37:57 pm ---https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/03/california-driverless-taxi-cars-san-francisco --- End quote --- No driver to pay, so costs can be slashed to 1/3rd I reckon would be fair. Let the dimwits of SF test them out! :palm: --- End quote --- The drivers don't control the cab companies in SF and I'm sure the drivers are 100% against this for their own reasons. But I can see why the cab companies would be in favor of it. That said, I think that in People's Republic of California it would be political suicide for a politician to vote in favor of a bill like this that would cost tens of thousands of people (the drivers) their jobs and probably cost a lot of pedestrians their lives. Google, Uber, Apple and the other companies that are pushing the adoption of this kind of technology don't own the State of California. Yet! |
| SiliconWizard:
What's interesting is how the world (and it's not just California, even though a lot of those "new things" are happening there first) has sneakily forgotten about the precautionary principle, and is interpreting it in a "creative" manner: --- Quote ---The ride-hailing service initially will consist of just 30 electric vehicles confined to transporting passengers in less congested parts of San Francisco from 10pm to 6am. Those restrictions are designed to minimize chances of the robotic taxis causing property damage, injuries or death if something goes awry. It will also allow regulators to assess how the technology works before permitting the service to expand. --- End quote --- So instead of waiting for more thorough testing and analysis before granting approval, regulators now tend to deliver "temporary approvals" to let the services or products be tested in the field, in limited number, using regular people as guinea pigs. Fascinating. |
| james_s:
A friend of mine predicted years ago that the driverless car thing would be pushed out hastily and then at some point there would be an event or series of events that kills a bunch of people and the whole thing is outlawed, maybe this will play out that way. |
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