Raw LLM Responses

Self-driving cars are not any more impossible than a flawless human driver. Tesla FSD is already less accident prone than the average human driver. What makes them impossible is the regulatory and legal ramifications. Who pays when there is an accident or death? Can the manufacturer absolve itself for the inability of it's cars to handle ALL possible situations? A typical driver will fail many of the same tests and over time will have more accidents than FSD. NHTSA has NOT approved FSD. Like WAYMO, robotaxis are permitted in certain limited geographical areas of certain cities, WITH remote supervision. In general, (supervised) is required -- and part of the current software name. I am surprised that the video does say that WAYMO (with all its alternate sensors) also will hit a kid. Have you seen the Cadillac ads for their version of hand's free driving? Why do they not come up in these conversations? They don't have LIDAR either. Many vehicles have ~hands-free modes, but only Tesla gets the heat. . . Humans run over cats and into deer all the time. . . My roommate hit a deer in my first car. He is no idiot, he is not blind -- it was an accident and i rather think a WAYMO or FSD vehicle would have hit the deer in the same circumstances. . . Counterpoint to level 5 in dilling/mining: Wild animals, visitors, etc. They made a point of showing a plane landing on a freeway to illustrate an edge case -- that could happen on one of their range roads. Mines have trainees, mines have visitors. Wild animals may not have an owner, but they are still a life. Full disclosure: I have been driving Tesla since 2016. I use my FSD -- but only because I have to monitor it, and if I am going to supervise, I don't want to be frustrated about how slowly it accelerates after a traffic slowdown. I don't like its choice of when to change lanes. The only place I really use it is on the open road, where everything is smooth and "easy." But in effect, that is just lane-keeping with adaptive cruise control (level 2 or 3) If I am responsible for how the car drives, I might as well drive myself. When FSD (by any brand name) is legalized, and I am no longer the responsible one. I will take a nap and enjoy the ride. . . Technology (or humans) are not perfect. We cannot shut down autonomy because a cat is sleeping under your car when it is parked. . . .