Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_iufe7aw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:21 PM

Reply to comment by big_throwaway_piano in Ford and VW Abandon the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere. Big story that with little fanfare by newleafkratom

Sure, but the problem is a lot of the expected utility of self-driving cars centered on their ability to transport those who don't/can't drive, and highway-only pretty much ends that.

big_throwaway_piano t1_iugjrvo wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:45 AM

eh, i only met 1 person who cared about that; i primarily want my life to be easier

Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_iugkvl1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:56 AM

So are most people, but that's pretty much my point. A lot of the potential market for FSD vehicles are people for whom the current status quo is not working. Take that away and it's just glorified cruise control.

big_throwaway_piano t1_iugllup wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:04 AM

That's still going to be super successful commercially.

Infamous_Yogurt2858 t1_iugm5gw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:09 AM

Not as much as bringing true FSD, a genuinely new technology, to the market would be.