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On August 5, 1921, the world's first radio-operated self-driving car was successfully tested in the United States.

It has no name, but it is the cornerstone of the field of self-driving cars. Since then, driverless cars have become one of the key research projects in many countries and major automobile manufacturers. Many people regard it as the technological highland in the field of travel and the key technology to liberate our hands.

(photo from Pixabay) in the era of new energy vehicles, based on large-capacity power batteries, high-computing platforms, multi-sensors, electrified architecture and so on, advanced self-driving technology is gradually introduced into life.

Driverless cars originated in the United States, and it is the United States that has mastered the leading technology, but it may also be the United States that "extinguishes" the flames of self-driving.

In the recent "strange things" in San Francisco, whenever night fell, a group of people with ice cream containers were seen rushing towards those driverless taxis in the form of vigorous arrowheads. The point is that after they stopped the driverless car, they just put the ice cream canister on the front hood, paralyzed the driverless car and left.

(photo from Instagram) if there happen to be passengers in an unmanned car, you will probably be very angry.

These people also took pictures of their performance art and uploaded it to the video platform for people to watch. Although Xiaotong doesn't know what to watch, it seems that this group of people "know" the driverless cars and know where their "life gate" is. It is not clear whether these paralyzed vehicles can be driven away by remote manual takeover, but it is a pleasure to be paralyzed.

(photo from @ abc7newsbayarea) it's as if people find that a chicken has a Bug, put a straight line in front of it, and it doesn't move.

The curious Xiao Tong checked that the cause of the matter was that someone accidentally discovered that putting the ice cream canister on the hood could make the unmanned car "die in place". A few people who were too busy made a video of the move of the unmanned car and posted it on TikTok, Ins, Twitter and other social media, and soon had a group of followers to follow suit.

In fact, this series of organized activities is the "Week of Cone" campaign initiated by Safe Street Rebel.

The Chinese name of this organization is "safe Street Resistance Organization". It sounds a bit classy, but in fact it is just a group organized by non-governmental organizations. Xiaotong scratched their "official" Twitter, with only 6202 followers, which may not have that great influence, but each time it still has a big impact on road traffic.

Their credo is to end the "dominance" of cars.

(photo from Twitter) Boy, there are really all kinds of voluntary organizations overseas, and you can organize all kinds of parades or activities at will. Because your own ideas conflict with reality, there are also people who interfere with other people's normal lives.

Self-driving may seem high-end, but it is worrying that "EQ" simply comments that Safe Street Rebel's practice is "immoral", and this group has a long history, they are not aimed at self-driving cars, but simply at cars, believing that cars are the "root cause of all evil" in the world. Self-driving car is also a kind of car, so it has become the object of their resistance.

The principle of putting the ice cream canister on the hood to let the driverless car "die in place" may be easy to understand. The sensor recognizes that someone or the ice cream canister will stop in front, which is one of the internal decision-making logic. If you understand the "sore spot" of a robot, people will naturally hold it.

(photo from @ Vehicle Tech Law) at first glance, driverless cars are aggrieved, but they have to be "chewed up" by rebels when they drive on the road, causing headaches for Waymo and Cruise, two US self-driving taxi companies. Although these two companies can operate legally on American roads, their operating time and scope are greatly restricted. The former can not collect money and can only allow users to go whoring.

The good news is that after further expanding the operating time and scope, they can finally get the money and reverse the long-term losses.

The bad news is that Safe Street Rebel is not the only organization that has a problem with self-driving cars. The local transportation department, fire department and the public have a problem with this less clever new species.

The reason is that these self-driving cars have their own ideas, and they will not cooperate with the investigation because the police uncle has stopped them, nor will they choose other suitable pick-up and drop-off places because of the congestion on the road ahead. To make matters worse, these unmanned vehicles will also block the progress of fire engines and ambulances, delaying the best rescue time.

(photo from Twitter) similar embarrassing events seem to take place in the United States every day, but unmanned cars are just children, fire engines, ambulances, road congestion, police gestures and so on, they don't understand, because all the manufacturers ask of them is to drive safely and get their guests to their destination safely.

From the perspective of personal experience, we always pay attention to self-driving, whether driving is safe, whether driving is smooth, what is the ability to make decisions, whether we will go the wrong way, and so on. We have never wondered whether they will take the initiative to avoid fire engines and ambulances, whether the system will stop in the middle of the road and affect others when there is a delay, and whether self-driving can be "obedient" when it comes to the gesture dispatch guidance of the traffic police.

Of course, we should not have too high expectations of AI for the time being, let alone the idea that it can replace human driving. Behind self-driving, there is still a need for safety officers to monitor the operation of the vehicle in real time and take over it at the appropriate time. Obviously, Waymo and Cruise are taking over and are not doing very well.

(photo from @ Brandon Tidd) I can't believe that the products of the American self-driving company, which is sitting on the world's leading technology, also reflect an unimaginable dilemma when integrating into society. Disobedient and adding traffic jams to the road is already a trivial matter. If this leads to a major traffic accident, causing casualties, not to mention operation, I believe it is time for self-driving companies such as Waymo and Cruise to return to "pre-liberation".

Self-driving business is difficult, but the fire will not be extinguished. Will the self-driving flame be extinguished as a result? Xiaotong thinks this statement is too extreme.

If I am a member of Safe Street Rebel, self-driving is none of my business, I want the car to die!

After the large-scale commercial use of self-driving, there are bound to be all kinds of disputes and problems, which is caused by the immature self-driving technology, the imperfect relevant regulations and the omission of remote safety supervision. Opposition from various organizations / forces is also a warning to the immaturity of self-driving.

Therefore, it is right to have a steady and progressive attitude towards self-driving commercial use in China. Today's unmanned taxis are only small-scale commercial use and can only be experienced in some sections of the road. At this stage, small-scale commercial trials are difficult to see what problems, continue to find problems in commercial, and improve the technology, and gradually expand the scope of commercial, may be the right way to promote.

From the point of view of taxi drivers, self-driving is not exactly the reason for their replacement, and they can still exist as remote security officers of unmanned vehicles, because no matter in terms of regulations or technology, self-driving can not be completely separated from human beings, once it is separated, it is a hidden danger to the traffic order.

(photo from Tramway) at the same time, as a self-driving company, it is a top priority to further improve self-driving technology and the supervision system of remote security personnel. At the same time, we should also consider human moral factors to prevent people with ulterior motives from using Bug to affect the normal work of self-driving cars.

The most important thing is that the popularity cost of unmanned cars can be much higher than that of human drivers, with a cost of four or five hundred thousand or even higher, which is enough for ride-hailing companies to match a comfortable luxury car, which can significantly improve the experience of passengers. If it wants to make revenue in a normal form in the future, Chase does not think that unmanned cars will be cheaper than ordinary online ride-hailing.

The road is already congested enough, and their opposition to cars can only add to the traffic jam, which is completely contrary to their pursuit of the road concept of freedom.

In the view of Xiaotong, the best "self-driving" at present is still the one that you can call everywhere when you open the App.

It can only be said that it is a certain fact that the automobile industry is moving forward, and unmanned and intelligent are also the only way. Their "efforts" may make self-driving invisible, but if they want to shake up the automobile industry, I think it is better to wash up and go to sleep.

This article comes from the official account of Wechat: ID:dianchetong233, author: shopkeeper of Tea Governor

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