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SayTheLineBart t1_j9pu0yf wrote

Reply to comment by 69FunnyNumberGuy420 in Pittsburgh driverless truck startup Locomation to close by 69FunnyNumberGuy420

What was that you said about moving goalposts?

“The technology isn’t accessible to all 8 billion people on Earth, therefore it doesn’t exist and NEVER will!”

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9puahb wrote

You're looking at an easily faked demo video in a controlled setting and claiming that it means that the autonomous taxi is here and in revenue service now.
 
Like I said, call me when these things are in revenue service carrying paid passengers.

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SayTheLineBart t1_j9pus4l wrote

Faked? Ok dude, /r/conspiracy is in need of your service. Watch out for those chemtrails

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 OP t1_j9pv5kj wrote

Companies lie about their projects all the time. The entire Nikola hyrogen-powered truck demo was faked.
 

https://gizmodo.com/electric-truck-maker-nikola-to-pay-125-million-in-sec-1848251455 https://electrek.co/2020/09/14/nikola-nkla-admits-faking-video-driving-prototype-weak-response/

 

If you can watch that video and conclude from it that it means that self-driving cars are coming to streets everywhere in America any minute, well, there's one of you born every minute.

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