Your concerns about technology are pure BS. Leave those poor corporations alone

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35. They don't only get tested in CA and NV when the weather is good.

Currently a LIDAR system is being tested that can recognize raindrops and snowflakes. Ford seems to be doing the best when testing this.

Do you think that this technology is an all or nothing advancement? It isn't. Autonomy is, and will continue to be a slow creep of individual components that will eventually lead to complete autonomy. Each technology advancement will supplement a human driver, by accommodating for their mistakes, until eventually the driver will no longer need to be a component. This will take years, and will not be an overnight event where we wake up and suddenly with SkyNet operating all of our cars.

You cannot keep autonomy away from you. Just as I cannot keep a crummy driver away from me. Like yourself I have concerns, however I feel that the current capabilities of the autonomous components in cars today make me safer to be around them.

I'm less likely to be rear-ended by a vehicle with adaptive cruise control engaged, or one with auto-brake features.
I'm less likely to be merged into by a vehicle with lane awareness, and blind-spot monitoring.
I'm less likely to be hit by a Tesla with the driver-assist autopilot engaged.

Now, what we should be discussing (IMO)is: how should these systems be regulated, should aspects of the technology be standardized, and what should the safety standards be?