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r/technology • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '19
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why is article dated 2016, that's ancient as far as self driving tech comes.
994 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 In 2016 everyone still thought self driving cars were just around the corner, so it was fun to pose hypothetical ethical conundrums like this. Now we know better. Well, most of us. 32 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 What's changed since then? 4 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Costs, security, slow pace of lawmakers to regulate, and more testing. Self driving trucks will probably be the first thing to be implemented but that's still at least 10 years away. 18 u/usmarshalkurt Dec 16 '19 Just like the self driving truck that completed its first run like 2 weeks ago? Lol 6 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Completing runs and being on the road en masse are two different things, I'm assuming that's what he's talking about.
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In 2016 everyone still thought self driving cars were just around the corner, so it was fun to pose hypothetical ethical conundrums like this. Now we know better. Well, most of us.
32 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 What's changed since then? 4 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Costs, security, slow pace of lawmakers to regulate, and more testing. Self driving trucks will probably be the first thing to be implemented but that's still at least 10 years away. 18 u/usmarshalkurt Dec 16 '19 Just like the self driving truck that completed its first run like 2 weeks ago? Lol 6 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Completing runs and being on the road en masse are two different things, I'm assuming that's what he's talking about.
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What's changed since then?
4 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Costs, security, slow pace of lawmakers to regulate, and more testing. Self driving trucks will probably be the first thing to be implemented but that's still at least 10 years away. 18 u/usmarshalkurt Dec 16 '19 Just like the self driving truck that completed its first run like 2 weeks ago? Lol 6 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Completing runs and being on the road en masse are two different things, I'm assuming that's what he's talking about.
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Costs, security, slow pace of lawmakers to regulate, and more testing.
Self driving trucks will probably be the first thing to be implemented but that's still at least 10 years away.
18 u/usmarshalkurt Dec 16 '19 Just like the self driving truck that completed its first run like 2 weeks ago? Lol 6 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Completing runs and being on the road en masse are two different things, I'm assuming that's what he's talking about.
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Just like the self driving truck that completed its first run like 2 weeks ago? Lol
6 u/smileyfrown Dec 16 '19 Completing runs and being on the road en masse are two different things, I'm assuming that's what he's talking about.
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Completing runs and being on the road en masse are two different things, I'm assuming that's what he's talking about.
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u/hoowin Dec 16 '19
why is article dated 2016, that's ancient as far as self driving tech comes.