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		rokhayakebe on May 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zoox, a Robo-Taxi Start-Up Taking on Google and Ub... Question: Would you rather be in an autonomous car or in a car driven remotely by someone else?

sdrothrock on May 21, 2015 [–]

I'd 100% rather be in an autonomous car. I wouldn't trust a car driven remotely by someone else for a number of reasons:

1. Latency

2. Signal quality

3. Driver attention (are they thinking about their bladder or stomach? Is someone else talking to them? Did their phone ring? Unlike a real driver, I can't tell.)

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