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319 points doctoboggan | 2 comments | 11 Dec 25 18:17 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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uberman ◴[11 Dec 25 21:48 UTC] No.46237673[source]▶
Why do people what self driving cars at all? I certainly hate the thought of having to pay for any of this. Even if the end product is subscription based, all these feature cost money up front making new cars super expensive.
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1. lowbloodsugar ◴[11 Dec 25 22:43 UTC] No.46238365[source]▶
One day, all personal transport will be AI, and lunatics like me who enjoy performance driving will have special vehicles we drive at a track. Self driving cars are great. That you can’t afford one is just a matter of time.
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2. rootusrootus ◴[12 Dec 25 00:01 UTC] No.46239150[source]▶
Could happen. But we still allow horse-drawn carriages on some roads. I think I'll be long dead (and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone in this discussion will be long dead as well) before we kick human drivers off the road.

If we really gave a shit about driving-related fatalities, there is a lot of fruit hanging way lower than replacing the average sober driver.