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Uber Offers Driverless Rides This Month! What About Snow, Rain, Pigeons, 80-Year-Olds on Roller Skates?

Courtesy of Mish.

Earlier today, Uber announced that a Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month.

A quick check of my calendar shows this is August of 2016. Is my calendar wrong?  Well, not to worry. I put on my naysayer hat and discovered the “facts”.

This will never work because Uber did not address snow, fog, heavy rain, dust, pigeons, propane fireballs, or 80-Year-Olds on Roller Skates suddenly veering into traffic. Besides, the car doesn’t have the morals it needs.

Also note the ride will be supervised by humans in the driver’s seat for the “time being.” Of course, naysayers suggest the words “for the time being” mean forever.

Proven Facts vs. Facts of the Matter

For icing on the “this will never work” cake, one reader continually points out “NONE of the manufacturers have any idea how to drive in the snow. In fact, few if any have attempted it. It’s a proven fact“.

Facts of the Matter

Uber Fleet


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