"Everything is local" is a core component of building with atoms, and it's good to see tech reporting that acknowledges that.
As someone who hates driving, I'm excited for this technology to improve, albeit we're likely to be waiting decades before it's ready for London (which is hard mode compared to any North American city).
In Maui in 2018, I came across the first inkling of the tension between global app and the locals. As a hybrid virtual tour app whose name escapes me gave us directions to the notoriously tight Road to Hana, I saw signs at one turn saying DEAD END / GO STRAIGHT which was clearly put there for users of said app. I didn't see an easy solution then and your mention of the tension between Waymo and SF reminded me that this jurisdictional mismatch is not going away. At least this one's on enough people's radar that some progress can be made.
"Everything is local" is a core component of building with atoms, and it's good to see tech reporting that acknowledges that.
As someone who hates driving, I'm excited for this technology to improve, albeit we're likely to be waiting decades before it's ready for London (which is hard mode compared to any North American city).
Over a decade and $160 bil and we have a car that works well, sometimes, in a city that bends over backward for tech bros. Oy.
In Maui in 2018, I came across the first inkling of the tension between global app and the locals. As a hybrid virtual tour app whose name escapes me gave us directions to the notoriously tight Road to Hana, I saw signs at one turn saying DEAD END / GO STRAIGHT which was clearly put there for users of said app. I didn't see an easy solution then and your mention of the tension between Waymo and SF reminded me that this jurisdictional mismatch is not going away. At least this one's on enough people's radar that some progress can be made.