The crossover between car simulations and autonomous vehicles

Here's an ongoing video series by a guy building a self driving car in grand theft auto: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQVvvaa0QuDeETZEOy4Vd...

I was pretty skeptical of this approach at first, but it actually seems like it can work.

I invested in a company that is building in this space. They are hiring: http://righthook.io/

Toyota is staffing up a lab near Palo Alto to develop car simulation software. Zoox in the city is doing similar work, and of course Waymo.

What are some other use cases where simulations can help agents learn faster?