How do stories like this not mention that driverless cars are ILLEGAL now and will be for the foreseeable future?
\nhttp:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2015\/02\/02\/uber-chases-google-in-self-driving-cars\/\u00a0\u2026 \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
My smart thermostat can’t tell the difference between me and my dog, and we want autonomous cars on the road? \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
Driving is tricky. Very very tricky. I doubt we’ll see autonomous cars for decades. And even then, the law will take decades to catch up. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
I’d place this bet: We’ll see widespread flying delivery drones before we see widespread driverless cars. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
Not just because one technology is harder than the other, but because of the legal, social, and psychological barriers to driverless cars. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
My prediction: Google will chase pipe dreams like this only so long as their ad-driven cash firehose holds out.
\nhttp:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2015\/02\/02\/uber-chases-google-in-self-driving-cars\/\u00a0\u2026 \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
A lot of sci-fi fantasies go out the window when you can’t print money anymore. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
And how long will the ad market remain? We’ve already seen the bottom fall out of print ads. TV is not far behind as viewership falls. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
Online advertising is already a shitty business. We’ve seen search giants fall before. Google will do the same. Only question is when. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
I remember the giant freakout in SF over smart water meters. Water meters! Can you imagine the richter scale freakout over driverless cars? \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
Remember all the cities that banned Segways? \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
Hell, Portland won’t even allow Uber here. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
If you think cities will allow driverless cars without a giant fight, wow, you’re more of a techno utopian than I am. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
Always a pleasure chatting with you, Twitter. \nDriving is tricky. Very very tricky. I doubt we’ll see autonomous cars for decades. And even then, the law will take decades to catch up.\u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@fraying The technology is closer than you think. The only real problem is driving in the rain. Water just absolutely screws everything up. \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@divineprofit But it’s not just a technology problem. (It rarely is.) It’s a social and legal one. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@fraying This time it seems to be the other way around. Legal headway is moving along nicely. And society seems ready for it…even eager\u2026 \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@divineprofit You and I live on different planets, then. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@fraying Does your planet have access to surveys? http:\/\/www.autonews.com\/article\/20140728\/OEM06\/140729862\/many-drivers-are-ready-for-autonomous-cars-survey-says\u00a0\u2026 \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@divineprofit Heh. Yeah. Examine your sources there, dude. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n \u2028\u2028@fraying You got something better? I don’t have an agenda here, just confirming public opinion. I’m all ears. Enlighten me. \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small> @divineprofit See? Why would you think that was a good idea? \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Again: Driverless cars is not just a technology problem. It’s a social, psychological, and legal one. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n Comparatively, the tech is easy. It’s the other three that will keep if from happening for a long, long time. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n If Americans have one symbolic totem, it’s not baseball and it’s not guns. It’s CARS. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n As usual, the boosters of new tech are pursuing it without stopping to consider how real people will react to it. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n As a nerd, I think a self-driving car is futuristic and awesome. But as someone who has run communities, I know what the reaction will be. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n Not might be. WILL be. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n Americans live and die by their cars (literally). It’s not a technology problem, it’s an identity problem. Identities change much slower. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n My original point was that, when reporting about self-driving cars, articles might wanna mention that, btw, it would be illegal today. \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How do stories like this not mention that driverless cars are ILLEGAL now and will be for the foreseeable future? http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/digits\/2015\/02\/02\/uber-chases-google-in-self-driving-cars\/\u00a0\u2026 \u2013 @fraying My smart thermostat can’t tell the difference between me and my dog, and we want autonomous cars on the road? \u2013 @fraying Driving is tricky. Very very tricky. I doubt we’ll seeRead more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1315,9,18,1652,16],"tags":[1653,147],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34314"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34322,"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34314\/revisions\/34322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imhd.nl\/log\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/fraying\/status\/563033056727281664\u00a0\u2026 \u2013 @fraying<\/small><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/blog.sfgate.com\/techchron\/2015\/02\/02\/people-are-ready-for-self-driving-cars-studies-say\/\u00a0\u2026<\/p>\n
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\n\u2028\u2028@divineprofit No thanks. \u2013 @fraying<\/small>
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\n\u2028\u2028@fraying Great conversation! \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small>
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\n@divineprofit You started by responding to me. I’m saying what I have to say. Asking for proof is not the point. In other words, back off. \u2013 @fraying<\/small>
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\n\u2028\u2028@fraying I provided data, which you ignored and then insulted me. Conversation over. I already unfollowed. I don’t have time for your shit. \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small>
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\n\u2028\u2028@divineprofit You’re the one challenging a stranger. You need to reexamine your expectations. \u2013 @fraying<\/small>
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\n\u2028\u2028@fraying Fuck the fuck off. Honestly. \u2013 \u200f@DivineProfit<\/small><\/p>\n