Can someone explain how Google's long running car program fits in? Does Googe license patents (or map data, or...) to companies? Is Google car a PR thing that isn't competitive with the auto industry? Is Google hoping to leapfrog over all the "assisted driving" tech to be the first fully autonomous car?
Cruise Raises $12.5M for Self-Driving Cars, Poaches Tesla’s Lead on Autopilot
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Re: Cruise Raises $12.5M for Self-Driving Cars, Poaches Tesla’s Lead on Autopilot
#22All "Cruise" seems to be talking about is lane keeping plus radar cruise control. BMW, Buick, Cadillac, and Volvo had that years ago. Mercedes is shipping it now. The big problem is keeping drivers from relying too much on a dumb system that almost works[1]. Everyone with a clue in the industry realizes the problem. Semi-automatic driving, with the expectation that the driver is alert and ready to take over, is an ac…
Just like we learn how to use cruise control in certain driving situations, I would expect drivers can learn how to rely on "Supercruise" in appropriate situations. Specifically I think the most beneficial use-case would be the mind numbing highway stop-and-go crawl which millions contend with daily. If my car could follow the car in front of me with lane-keeping, it seems like that would be extremely useful. IMO, it…
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Re: Cruise Raises $12.5M for Self-Driving Cars, Poaches Tesla’s Lead on Autopilot
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
We completely agree with your safety concerns (along with those of many others we've spoken to in the industry). That's one of the reasons we haven't released a product that works in the way currently advertised on our website. While NHTSA has begun thinking about autonomous vehicle safety, there is still much to be done. We plan to release some of our thoughts about this in the next couple of months.
> That's one of the reasons we haven't released a product that works in the way currently advertised on our website. Wait, what? That sounds like (awkward) double-speak. So you're advertising a product you don't/won't have?
That seems to be exactly what Cruise is doing. Watch the video. "Seamlessly takes you wherever you want to go". "Just sit back and enjoy the ride". The website: "Just sit back and watch as the RP-1 guides your car down the road." Watch them drive on the Great Highway at SF's beach, which has traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, and bicyclists.
Suggested reading: Federal Trade Commission truth in advertising rules.[1]
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