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behnamohlast Thursday at 7:24 PM3 repliesview on HN

Imagine having a vehicle with +680 hp (or 1000 hp in case of Rivian quad) and then drive it autonomously... sigh where's the fun in that?


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filoleglast Thursday at 7:31 PM

There is nothing fun about sitting in traffic on your commute to/from work, and neither there is much fun in doing long-distance driving in a straight line on highway for hours on end (regardless of the horsepower). That's what autonomous driving is for imo.

There is a lot of fun in driving a high-hp car on track or offroad or in some not-much-populated area or in plenty of other scenarios. That's where using autonomous driving mode would feel preposterous to me.

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TulliusCicerolast Thursday at 7:40 PM

How much fun is it actually to drive around doing daily errands or commuting?

Personally, I look at the 40,000 people killed each year in traffic crashes in the US, and I think, the sooner we all stop driving (on public roads) the better.

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cyberaxlast Thursday at 9:34 PM

You make a good argument in favor of not allowing 680hp light vehicles on public roads.

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