Why self-driving cars are a LIE!

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We’ve got some news for you… Self-driving cars are a LIE!

Now we hear you - you’ve probably seen a couple of self-driving cars shown off by some manufacturers. And what’s more, you’ve also probably heard that new Teslas come including self-driving tech!

Well here’s the thing… Any self-driving car you’ve seen from a manufacturer is only a concept. There are currently NO self-driving cars in production! And what’s more, when it comes to Tesla, although they do apparently include self-driving tech, we can assure you that it’s temperamental at the best of times!

So the question is - will we ever see a self-driving car go into production in our lifetime?! There’s only one way to find out… Join Mat for his latest video and see for yourself!

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[sarper]

"Cars that drive themselves were invented ages ago. They are called taxis."

-James May

[Tomoyo]

“When will people started to realize flying cars are just aero planes, because if your car flys why the bloody would you drive anywhere?”
- James May

[fridonisaralidze]

I don't understand why these manufacturers think that there is a demand of self driving car in the market, first of all it doesn't seem safer than regular cars and also it increases prices

[Xenon]

The fact that we still have pilots and train drivers shows how difficult it is to fully automate transportation, and self-driving cars are a massively more difficult problem to solve than those.

[sportbikejesus]

I’m no fan of autonomous cars but the way tech works is that there is always progress. Eventually we will get there. It’s inevitable, Mr Anderson.

[HarryNinetyFour]

It’ll never happen in the UK unless roads are drastically redesigned. Cars parked on the side of the road just scare the car, thin roads, roundabouts, strange junctions... It’ll only ever work for motorways here

[SeaDadLife]

Well said. My industry had its own experience with overheated projections by analysts. 40 years ago everyone wanted to be in the industrial robotics business. Money was easy to get, and people were becoming rich by taking companies public before ever shipping a product. Within 5 years reality had set in because robotics is hard. The actual market was less than 1/10 what analysts predicted. Oh, and the analysts had moved on to predicting the stellar future of the next Cinderella technology.

[LM-ohvw]

Everyone who has been to Naples, Italy, knows that a self driving car there is absolutely impossible.

[kevinmills]

I think, in urban areas, there will be full self drive vehicles in the form of public transport. Private vehicles won’t be allowed.

[superjinx]

The must have feature for crowded city drivers, driverless search for parking lots and self park. We can just get off and send it off to hunt for parking spaces. Bonus feature to detect parking attendants and auto leave.

[Superku]

I'm all for driver assistance systems like pre-collision assist but hell no to self-driving. I want to drive myself.

[johannes]

I've been to India before the pandemic and I wonder how a self driving car would handle the traffic over there 🧐. Wouldn't surprise me if the computer crashes and shuts the car down entirely 😄.

[okithdesilva]

Hey Mat I'm waiting for the drag race with a Bugatti Chiron SS against a Rimac Nevera make it soon

[Jeremy-mcut]

There is a period in the history of everything that works when it didn't. Never is a long time. It may take 5, 10, 20 years but level 4/5 self driving will happen eventually.

[mschribr]

Your arguments didn’t age well. It's 2 years later, and Waymo has driven 7 million fully autonomous (without a human in the driver's seat) miles in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco and caused 1/6 of the number of accidents human drivers caused. Tremendous progress has been made. We are well on our way towards a self driving future.

[dsds]

Self driving cars is about tech bros making investors excited. There was a time when people though we'd have personal jet packs in the future.

[ronforman]

This guy is totally correct! Great for manufacturers and electronics companies! More profits!

[etherealicer]

Well, there is Waymo. Driverless taxis in Phoenix Arizona. Btw, they make less accidents than cars with drivers.

[jochem]

"This video will age poorly :)" - Wright Brothers, 1903

[hughmp]

Looking forward to seeing how well this ages. Reminds me of those videos about the internet in the 80s