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jrockwar t1_iueq24p wrote

Reply to comment by DeafHeretic in Ford and VW Abandon the Self-Driving Road to Nowhere. Big story that with little fanfare by newleafkratom

That is the difference between L4 and L5. L4 is full self driving, unsupervised, on controlled environments. L5 is fully unsupervised, anywhere, anytime.

As someone working on this sector: I think we're about 50-100 years away from L5, if it ever happens. Getting an AI to work "anywhere, anytime" is almost an utopia.

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rcxdude t1_iug1bhg wrote

TBH, a lot of humans aren't at L5 by that standard.

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iheartjetman t1_iuewl2m wrote

Would it be easier if autonomous cars ran on train tracks (or something similar) instead of roads?

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lItsAutomaticl t1_iuexz3c wrote

If manufacturers could agree on a standard, they could start installing radio transmitters or some other sensor on roads that would keep vehicles in their lane.

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