Disastrous First Self Driving Car Race Proves The Technology Is Still In It's Infancy

This past Saturday, thousands of onlookers descended on the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi for the world's first self-driving motorsport event, broadcast across a multitude of mediums across the globe in what promised to be a technological showcase for the ages. What followed was underwhelming and slightly cringe-worthy, but more than that, it proved that human drivers are in no danger of losing their jobs to computers. The A2RL (Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League)also gave me a real frame of reference to where self-driving cars are in the grand scheme of the automotive landscape. I'm now more convinced than ever that autonomous cars are still years away from becoming a reality, despite what various mad genius CEOs spout on a regular basis.
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