We (Cruise Automation) are in serious trouble on the software side of things.
Sure! That can be your weekends/evenings project! But during office hours we've got milestones to hit. FAST!
We're also deeply in technical debt (and digging deeper daily).
Note that Cruise Automation did not contribute in any meaningful way to GM Super Cruise. GM's engineers are shipping a real product. At Cruise Automation we're writing software that is so thoroughly unreliable and…
No, look at the PR!
Both questions: I don't know. But as an individual: I'm vesting while I work to satisfy the conditions for a GM payout.
Here is the deleted post from below, repeated verbatim. I'll put it here so it doesn't get lost. QUOTE: "Cruise employee here. throwaway for obvious reasons. It needs to be said that this is entirely marketing smoke and…
Yes, I am commenting anonymously. It's necessary. Cruise Automation can produce a good demo. Shortcuts have been taken to produce good-looking results. Don't be deceived. No car running the current software (or any…
An easy question to answer. But I need to be careful about disclosing details in a public forum. System is fundamentally unsuitable for automotive or other timing-critical applications. Engineered wrong from the…
How can I prove this to you without potentially harming myself?
OP made accurate statements and expressed a sentiment that's typical at Cruise. Your "alternate opinion" is not widely shared.
This is accurate.
I can confirm that Cruise Automation's software is simply not viable as the basis of a self-driving car.
We (Cruise Automation) are in serious trouble on the software side of things.
Sure! That can be your weekends/evenings project! But during office hours we've got milestones to hit. FAST!
We're also deeply in technical debt (and digging deeper daily).
Note that Cruise Automation did not contribute in any meaningful way to GM Super Cruise. GM's engineers are shipping a real product. At Cruise Automation we're writing software that is so thoroughly unreliable and…
No, look at the PR!
Both questions: I don't know. But as an individual: I'm vesting while I work to satisfy the conditions for a GM payout.
Here is the deleted post from below, repeated verbatim. I'll put it here so it doesn't get lost. QUOTE: "Cruise employee here. throwaway for obvious reasons. It needs to be said that this is entirely marketing smoke and…
Yes, I am commenting anonymously. It's necessary. Cruise Automation can produce a good demo. Shortcuts have been taken to produce good-looking results. Don't be deceived. No car running the current software (or any…
An easy question to answer. But I need to be careful about disclosing details in a public forum. System is fundamentally unsuitable for automotive or other timing-critical applications. Engineered wrong from the…
How can I prove this to you without potentially harming myself?
OP made accurate statements and expressed a sentiment that's typical at Cruise. Your "alternate opinion" is not widely shared.
This is accurate.
I can confirm that Cruise Automation's software is simply not viable as the basis of a self-driving car.