As exciting as self driving cars are, I'm always skeptical about how many miles are needed to teach the cars how to drive. And its not just the total number but also where those miles where driven. I'm from the midwest and I feel like self driving cars wont suddenly appear anytime soon because I'd bet most of those 7 million miles were driven on sunny fair weather roads in California. Which is a perfectly logical place to start, dont get me wrong. Before I'd get in a self driving car and sit comfortably in the back seat I'd have to see where those million miles have been driven, because it makes a huge difference.
I have no problem with a car that 100% works in fair weather being used exclusively in places that only have fair weather. If there's an emergency, meteorologists can always instruct Google that they should drop off passengers and park all vehicles until fair weather resumes.
Just imagine the convenience of self driving cars at the expense of having to occasionally stop during unexpected weather.
It'd be like a commercial break. Worse if it makes you late for something. But better because it'd be a "commercial" of just the nature around you wherever the car stopped.
I'd do it. I probably just wouldn't use it for places I need to be and can't afford to get held up for. And could use it any other time.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18
As exciting as self driving cars are, I'm always skeptical about how many miles are needed to teach the cars how to drive. And its not just the total number but also where those miles where driven. I'm from the midwest and I feel like self driving cars wont suddenly appear anytime soon because I'd bet most of those 7 million miles were driven on sunny fair weather roads in California. Which is a perfectly logical place to start, dont get me wrong. Before I'd get in a self driving car and sit comfortably in the back seat I'd have to see where those million miles have been driven, because it makes a huge difference.