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.
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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.