Not sure the location would be important to the matter, but clearly easier to apply on Mars where there are no roads yet (can be created safe for self-driving) and no other vehicules!
Tech companies dumping their self-driving R&D divisions seems like a stronger admission that full self-driving is unlikely to materialize in the near future.
I think it’s entirely possible that they simply don’t have the necessary scale. As far as I can tell the only remaining competitors are Intel and Tesla given that both MobileEye and Tesla have actively accumulating real world data.
> a driverless Tesla ran off the road, hit a tree, and caught fire, killing two passengers inside. The victims were reportedly discussing the vehicle’s semi-autonomous Autopilot feature moments before the accident.
Yeech, that's tragic.
The admission regarding fully autonomous is not really a shocker... but it still lowers my hopeful expectations for sooner-rather-than-later leaps.
I hope one of the rich Arab gulf states try to build roads designed for self driving. Would be a spectacle to see and they are probably the only ones who could fund it.
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[1] Albeit the route planning is controlled from earth.
Yeech, that's tragic.
The admission regarding fully autonomous is not really a shocker... but it still lowers my hopeful expectations for sooner-rather-than-later leaps.