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U.S. to decide soon on GM's request to deploy cars without steering wheels (www.autoblog.com)
submitted 3 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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U.S. to decide soon on GM's request to deploy cars without steering wheels::U.S. regulators will soon decide on a petition filed by General Motors' Cruise self-driving technology unit seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving vehicles annually without human controls, a top auto safety official said on Wednesday.

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[–] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I do as well, but then I remember the insane amount of money and man power it takes to keep things working well (like airplanes, subs, etc) and realize exactly zero people would realistically do that. So it's great in theory, but really, really far off from being something I'd trust.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    For years I argued with people that with some small changes to our infrastructure and some regulation, this would be something we could accomplish in just a few short years. I still feel that way somewhat, but every time a bridge collapses, or I hit the same pothole I've hit for months it erodes.

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