Google already has self-driving cars. The issue is more about making them safe enough that they don’t get sued to the ground when the cars get into accidents. Additionally you need to pass laws that make them legal.
Military technology doesn’t suffer from the same hurdle.
Dammit, I’ve got to pay more attention to those feelings of “really?” Driverless cars at current levels of tech seemed faintly implausible, but I ignored that in favor of “I keep hearing it in the news” and “google=magic”.
On the other hand, self-driving cars might make sense for slow-moving traffic jams.
To what extend are those issue likely to be resolved in 10 to 20 years to an extend that they change the geopolitical situation?
Not very likely. In 10-20 years we might get a self-driving car which is a MUCH easier problem than a battlefield robot.
Google already has self-driving cars. The issue is more about making them safe enough that they don’t get sued to the ground when the cars get into accidents. Additionally you need to pass laws that make them legal.
Military technology doesn’t suffer from the same hurdle.
Kinda sorta maybe not really.
Dammit, I’ve got to pay more attention to those feelings of “really?” Driverless cars at current levels of tech seemed faintly implausible, but I ignored that in favor of “I keep hearing it in the news” and “google=magic”.
On the other hand, self-driving cars might make sense for slow-moving traffic jams.
Huh, looks like I’ve been fooled by journalists again. Thanks!
On the other hand, they have to drive through terrain that has been intentionally modified to be difficult for their algorithms.