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		rout39574 on March 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing... I think the idea that self driving cars "may not ever be" safer than human drivers is ludicrous, even fatuous. We set an abysmally low bar for safety. I think that is why the very assertive "Are you saying..." is appropriate.

Sholmesy on March 20, 2018 [–]

Maybe you're right, progress is inevitable.

But humans always overestimate the rate of progress, and think we will be living in some amazing futurescape in the next 10 years.

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