SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks, a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

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    1 year ago

    Have you never seen the traffic jams caused by these things getting confused and not being able to figure a way out?.. the drivers there so people don’t get stuck behind them for an hour while someone from fuckyoutech comes out to fix it.

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      That’s fair, but I was more concerned about an accident being caused where the “driver” has seconds to react to a mistake the car is making. After sitting doing nothing for hours there’s no way they’d be attentive until it’s too late.

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        Anyone who uses FSD on their Tesla would happily tell you it’s not even close to being safe yet. Hell if anything I’m MORE attentive when using the autopilot because it can be so sketch sometimes.

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          Hell if anything I’m MORE attentive when using the autopilot because it can be so sketch sometimes.

          I doubt you’re more attentive than someone who is literally driving lol

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            I drive 150-200 miles/day. I’m definitely zoned out for the most of it lol

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              And zoning out would be much worse with computer assistance!

              Actually cars should be abolished for this very reason - humans can never be truly safe drivers, they always get bored and zone out.