Uber, the upstart taxi company shaking up the traditional taxi businesses, state the it's future relies on self driving cars becoming a reality. Unfortunately, they have had to recall their test vehicles due to excessive 'interventions'. An intervention is where a backup driver has to take over if they think there is a problem of any variety.
So there's 2 interesting discussion points. One is that the aggrieved taxi companies that Uber has trampled on see fit, they will do everything in their power to prevent or at least delay driverless vehicles hitting the high streets.
The other, is that the commercial future depends on rather dodgy technology which is (surely) way off from being used. There seems no point at all in having a 'standby' driver just in case of interventions, when the business case demands no driver at all.
I watch this space with interest.
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