On: Uber Wasted $2.5B on Self-Driving Cars

[ip26]

At this point I'm starting to be willing to consider it fairly safe when the driver is paying attention. Every press article about an autopilot crash seems to involve somebody who is completely inattentive. I can't recall any published incidents involving a driver using it as an assist, while continuing to pay attention.

[treeman79 → ip26]

They used to build very straight roads in the desert. People kept falling asleep at the wheel.

So they started Adding curves in the road. Not much, but it improves the engagement factor. Gives the person something to do.

It sounds horrible to have to be fully alert, yet nothing to do.

In programming, I can’t stand shadowing people for more then few minutes before I want to start driving the code myself.