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NYC (Brooklyn) and similar are relatively outliers. They should have taken it to Nothern NJ or even North Eastern PA and see how it worked going from McMansion to train or bus station.

Yes, this test - someday - would be ideal. But for now it belittles what otherwise could be a win for plenty of commuters.

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That undermines the "Full" in full self-driving.

"Yes, this test - someday - would be ideal. But for now it belittles what otherwise could be a win for plenty of commuters."

The point is, CNN went for glass 20% empty, instead of 80% full.

With this level of supervision reqd how is it a win

Even just interstate full self-driving (if it were really full, i.e. no supervision) would be a big win for a lot of people. I live about an hour from a major city. I could do most of the drive on interstates (and probably 75% on non-urban roads). And that would be a huge win relative to driving myself.

For actual long distance mostly interstate drives? A huge win. While there's been some focus on this at specific car manufacturers, probably more interesting overall than the urbanite who wants a ride home from the bar.

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