lorstic

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   by lorstic 3y ago

   The tips of the rotors approach the speed of sound. Around Mach 0.95. I'm sure someone can do the math on the maximum debris field, but I think it'll be larger than you're thinking.
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   by lorstic 3y ago

   Isn't it concerning that Tesla has 500 million miles of driving and is still L2, when Waymo is at 20 million and they're at L4? Maybe Tesla's approach isn't the way to go.
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   by lorstic 3y ago

   Because society can't handle that. And I think that's a fine reason. Even if you don't think it's a fine reason, it's not going to change.
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   by lorstic 3y ago

   > Waymo will coninue piddling around SF with their $500,000 cars until eternity And Phoenix, and very soon LA, and very soon Austin. They're expanding, not staying in one spot for eternity. > Meanwhile Tesla and Comma (both pure
5. 5.▲
   by lorstic 3y ago

   Waymo seems to work the same in pretty heavy rain as a clear day in SF. They're testing snow a lot more now, no idea how good it is yet.
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   by lorstic 3y ago

   Vision-only is very very very far behind other techniques. Cruise (the self driving company, not OP) was killed by an overzealous CEO, not by their chosen technique. Waymo drives great in SF.
7. 7.▲
   by lorstic 3y ago

   > If a company needs to do a layoff to remain viable it must be allowed to What makes you think that's why most of these tech companies are laying people off?