69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9psvj0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:33 PM

Reply to comment by SayTheLineBart in Pittsburgh driverless truck startup Locomation to close by 69FunnyNumberGuy420

I'll believe it when I see these things in autonomous revenue service carrying paid passengers, and not a second beforehand. It's been "right around the corner" for over a decade now, and autonomous vehicle testing has shown that they're far deadlier per 100 million vehicle miles traveled than human drivers are.

SayTheLineBart t1_j9ptagr wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:36 PM

Dude, it’s already here. Lol, “Never” didn’t last very long.

https://youtu.be/ilcrMz_hWz8

69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9pttoa wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:39 PM

Weird, I just tried to call an autonomous taxi here in Pittsburgh but all the companies developing them went out of business.
 
If you're a big enough sucker to watch that video and think it means autonomous taxis are ready to go everywhere and anywhere, let me also sell you on another great investment: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/star-citizen

SayTheLineBart t1_j9pu0yf wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:40 PM

What was that you said about moving goalposts?

“The technology isn’t accessible to all 8 billion people on Earth, therefore it doesn’t exist and NEVER will!”

69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9puahb wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:42 PM

You're looking at an easily faked demo video in a controlled setting and claiming that it means that the autonomous taxi is here and in revenue service now.
 
Like I said, call me when these things are in revenue service carrying paid passengers.

SayTheLineBart t1_j9pus4l wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:45 PM

Faked? Ok dude, /r/conspiracy is in need of your service. Watch out for those chemtrails

69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9pv5kj wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:47 PM

Companies lie about their projects all the time. The entire Nikola hyrogen-powered truck demo was faked.
 

https://gizmodo.com/electric-truck-maker-nikola-to-pay-125-million-in-sec-1848251455 https://electrek.co/2020/09/14/nikola-nkla-admits-faking-video-driving-prototype-weak-response/

If you can watch that video and conclude from it that it means that self-driving cars are coming to streets everywhere in America any minute, well, there's one of you born every minute.