I still think we're further away from fully autonomous cars than the tech companies are saying. My car has collision avoidance sensors for both pedestrians and cars. It stops working when the car is dirty, which is pretty common here in the winter. Its one thing to drive these cars in California where its sunny and nice all the time vs the real world conditions in a lot of places. Snow, heavy rain, and mucky conditions blind critical sensors.
I would support mandatory self driving mode during bumper to bumper traffic to speed up efficiency, but I hate the idea during less busy times or cruising on the highway.
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