Looks like they are really nicely orchestrating workloads and training on numerous nets asynchronously.
As a person in the AV industry I think Tesla's ability to control the entire stack is great for Tesla... maybe not for everyone who can't afford/doesn't have a Tesla.
>maybe not for everyone who can't afford/doesn't have a Tesla.
Affordability is not as much of an issue as some make it out to be. Cost-wise it's like owning a Camry or an Accord, if you go for the lower end models. If you mean not everyone can afford a new car, then sure I agree with you.
Edit: if you think I'm wrong about this, please explain or ask me to clarify anything?
As a small anecdote, my parents couldn't afford/didn't want to spent over $30k for a car. Surely we could've gotten a Tesla for $5k+ more, but given the relatively new infrastructure with electric charging stations (and the fact that none are available in the apartment I live in) my parents didn't find all the new cool features appealing and instead got a regular Toyota Sienna that has nothing fancy, just enough to take the family around.
Similarly, the infrastructure around electric charging stations I believe hasn't fully matured yet and as a result many people who've already owned a car, I believe will stick with gas cars since there's no huge incentive to change, unless it becomes easier to charge (faster, more convenient).
Do note that I don't have a drivers license. I never intend on getting one (I believe in what I do in the AV industry). I'm just guessing on the habits of people, not that I have any real experience in buying a gas/electric car.
Also note I didn't think you were wrong, not sure why the downvotes.
I think for a good majority of people especially in America will go along the lines of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" for gas cars.
Regardless, I think Ghost Locomotion and Comma.ai have a lot of potential for what they're doing now. I think they'll coincide with fully driverless cars like Cruise, Waymo, or Aurora. Regardless of if they're electric or not (I think electric cars will be more heavily adapted if we use Cars as a Service)
Also, yes, I don't ever intend of getting a license. This problem is really fascinating and I'm excited to play a little part of it. By not having a license, I can spend more time having the perspective of a person in 20-30 years when drivers licenses will become less common and utilize it in my work.
>I can spend more time having the perspective of a person in...
This is awesome. I've always found that only by really experiencing the future (or some part of the leading edge that is soon going to become the future for most people) you gain much more understanding of it, ahead of others, and can apply it in your life planning. It would be worth living this way even if only temporarily just to get that as you say perspective... Not ready to give up driving forever, heh, but it I might have to try a short sample of that non-driving lifestyle sometime.
Looks like they are really nicely orchestrating workloads and training on numerous nets asynchronously.
As a person in the AV industry I think Tesla's ability to control the entire stack is great for Tesla... maybe not for everyone who can't afford/doesn't have a Tesla.