• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM
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    13 days ago

    Do we have any info on the sensor or software suite which Baidu uses, or any data on km/intervention? Would be neat if we could compare them to Waymo and Tesla.

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      13 days ago

      I don’t know the specifics. What seems more relevant to me is that lots of automakers around the world are getting to Level 4 by various, mostly similar ways.

      Once you have Level 4 you have a viable robotaxi business model. Even if you stick to geo-fenced areas, and mapped routes, that covers 80%+ of urban taxi journeys.

      The same holds true for buses and public transit. I’m very interested to see how efforts like this Level 4 mini-shuttle bus in France progress.

      https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/10/26/this-self-driving-shuttle-transports-people-in-rural-france-is-it-the-future-of-mobility

      When robotaxis & mass transit like these are common, how many people will still want private cars?