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[โ€“] essteeyou@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was in a self-driving taxi yesterday. It didn't need to bump into things to figure out where it was.

[โ€“] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Fair, I thought they all got recalled but I guess they're back. but I'd also counter that Waymo is extremely limited about where it can operate - roughly 10 miles max - which, relevant to my original point was entirely hand-mapped and calibrated by human operators, and the rides are monitored and directed by a control center responding in real-time to the car's feedback.

Like my printing press example - it still takes a large human team to operate the "self" - driving car.