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The Future of Self-Driving Car Rescues
1:51:10 - 2:00:20 (09:10)
While self-driving cars have taken the world by storm, there is still a question of what will happen when these cars inevitably break down or get into an accident. This podcast explores the potential solutions to self-driving car rescues, such as teleoperation, and the challenges that come with them.
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The potential problems involving teleoperation in self-driving trucks, such as calibration and maintenance, are often neglected in the autonomous vehicle industry despite being important to consider for future deployment.
1:51:10 - 1:54:17 (03:07)
Summary
The potential problems involving teleoperation in self-driving trucks, such as calibration and maintenance, are often neglected in the autonomous vehicle industry despite being important to consider for future deployment.
ChapterThe Future of Self-Driving Car Rescues
Episode#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Tesla's approach to collecting and organizing data for autonomous driving is a significant step towards solving the challenge, while companies like Waymo need to focus on the customer experience in the case of teleoperation failures, such as confusion and long waiting times.
1:54:17 - 1:55:26 (01:08)
Summary
Tesla's approach to collecting and organizing data for autonomous driving is a significant step towards solving the challenge, while companies like Waymo need to focus on the customer experience in the case of teleoperation failures, such as confusion and long waiting times.
ChapterThe Future of Self-Driving Car Rescues
Episode#237 – Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The use of teleoperation and self-driving trucks could allow for direct facility-to-facility and less than truckload deliveries, potentially reducing the need for human drivers.
1:55:26 - 2:00:20 (04:53)
Summary
The use of teleoperation and self-driving trucks could allow for direct facility-to-facility and less than truckload deliveries, potentially reducing the need for human drivers. However, there is a policy question regarding job loss and how to ensure benefit to affected communities.