North Carolina autonomous transit pilot underperforms, prompting scrutiny and calls for rail modernization.
A North Carolina autonomous transit pilot failed to attract public interest, with critics arguing that transit agencies should invest in updating rail systems instead. The cost of the AV experiment is now surpassing the cost of modernizing rail, leading to calls for agencies to adopt a "fail fast" mindset and consider alternative solutions. Tesla's recent shift to rewriting its FSD code raises questions about the maturity of the technology and its readiness for public use. Both mature technology and appropriate legislation are seen as several decades away.
August 03, 2024
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