Technology

And you’ve never hit a cat that was hiding under your car? Are you sure? How can you prove it? Have you gotten out each time you drove away to make sure there wasn’t a cat left behind?

I don't find this convincing. Have you asked the Waymo Taxi the same thing? I can check if I've run over a cat, and I'm naturally Inclined to care. I can't say the same about a robot. Especially one that isn't open source.

If they can avoid animals now (which they can, and do), they can improve that detection and/or logic for cats that have disappeared under the car and not reappeared. That’s not even an assumption, much less a “big” one.

I develop software for a living. It is a big assumption to think that this will be fixed with a software update. I don't know why you act as if it's a sure thing.

I personally don’t like the idea of driverless cars.

And there is your bias.

Yes I am biased against driverless cars. They are a new technology that is being tested without our consent, and they are dependent on corporations rather than humans being held accountable when things go wrong (something that we currently struggle with as a society). The fact that you think I should default to the contrary is strange to me.

No one argues self-driving cars are “needed.” The point is, they are a significant improvement over humans when developed correctly.

I'd rather gravitate towards a driverless society where we invest in public transit and infrastructure rather than further ingraining cars into our society and adopting private companies (who use us as unwitting beta testers) as the solution to our problems.

How are people this fucking stupid? Really? I don’t want you to answer that. I would need some rational and intelligent discussion on the subject.

You need to calm down. Attacking my intelligence isn't helping your argument. I think I'm done engaging with you now.