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Self-driving pods to offer mobility autonomy at Vancouver International Airport (globalnews.ca)
submitted 3 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/tech@programming.dev
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[–] recursive_recursion@programming.dev 11 points 3 months ago

Looks like we're getting closer to Wall-E

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 10 points 3 months ago

TechBros at it again wit Pods.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's not mobility autonomy if it drives itself.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

In the video they say it can go into shops and the such, rather than just the gate. Since people with mobility challenges would be using this, I imagine they'd prefer the self driving option over having to navigate by themselves.

I'm thinking grandparents for example

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

When my grandfather had a mobility scootie was an absolute nightmare with it. He was absolutely not someone who should have been in control of the vehicle, I fully support it driving itself.

He used to drive everywhere at top speed. Dangerous lunatic.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Autonomy isn't going just where you're ushered.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Want? Do you think it just sort of drives around wherever it wants? I'm pretty sure you can tell it where to go

It would be a pretty useless device otherwise. "Lets* go on a trip I wonder where we'll go"

[–] Mango@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do you tell your legs where to go?