It wasn't long ago that I would scoff at the suggestion that driverless cars would become a reality, but I have to admit that I was way off from reality and now expect these to be on our streets much quicker than I thought.
The technology is relatively simple - plan a route and get there safely. I think we have cracked the planning part, it's the safely bit that is more tricky. As well as 'normal' obstacles such as road furniture, roundabouts etc., the vehicle has to watch out for a myriad of potential things that might happen as it traverses our roads.
I don't have any data, so this could be a bold statement; On my daily commute I encounter at least one type of incident for the first time ever every day, and it's only by my built in preservation programs that keep me in one piece.
I guess they have already decided to go with a 'good enough' approach to implementation where they will gradually improve the monitoring and avoidance technology and live with the consequences leading up to a full blown 'almost human' version.
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