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mcnytoday at 10:21 AM1 replyview on HN

That's not an achievement. Even a non intelligent low to mid end compact SUV such as a 2024 Mazda CX30 has cruise control that can detect cars stopped ahead to slow down, stop if necessary, and continue when the car in front starts moving.

I'm just saying that "it avoids a collision" by not ramming into people or cars is table stakes and it makes us look incompetent if we tout it as a flagship feature.


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Retrictoday at 3:26 PM

You say that but we’ve had cars that can do what you describe for a decade and yet actual autonomous driving is still waiting.

Not failing due to a software or hardware issue is way more complicated than just usually working.

Avoids a collision is similarly way more difficult than just detecting a stopped car. What needs to happen when a car blows out a tire at speed isn’t just slam on the breaks for example. At scale cars need to adapt to the conditions and drive defensively not just watch what’s directly in front of them.