Is There a Future for Self Driving?

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We want to believe that there is an incredible future right around the corner that's going to transform our world, despite the fact that we're almost always wrong. For instance, let's talk about self driving cars. People are telling us that this future is on our doorstep, but it still doesn't exist. When it comes to something as important and dangerous as our transportation system, we need to have a lot more skepticism about what we're willing to swallow as being just around the corner.

Tesla and other automakers have convinced the public that fully automated vehicles are just around the corner. But what if … they aren’t? Dr. Missy Cummings, AI researcher and director of the Humans and Autonomy Laboratory at Duke, joins Adam to detail the massive gap between Silicon Valley's promises and the technology’s limitations, and explain the real benefits that might come when we use AI to enhance human capability rather than replace us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.