“Infrastructure is really not a big deal unless you live in an apartment.”
And that’s what most people do. Have you ever informed yourself about life situations from people living on this world?

It's not just apartments, it's any home with off street parking. Many townhomes, condos, row houses, and even some single family homes have no easy way to access charging at home. I think writers like this forget the variety of housing situations we have in the US. 

The lack of infrastructure plus the effect of cold weather on EVs are major detractors. Motor Trend just posted something about their experiences which confirms a lot of what my friends with EV have said:

But I was assured in April of 2019 that I was fundamentally insane not to buy a Tesla right then because I could be earning money by sending my Tesla out to taxi people around autonomously while I’m at work a few months after purchase.

It shouldn’t even be legal for that car to engage FSD in those conditions.

Risking his life and the car to provide content...that about sums up what’s wrong with influencers.

You’re forgetting that human sensors are interpreted by a human brian...the cameras are connected to a computer. Big difference.

“Originally thought by who?”

“It’s almost all 100% fabricated, in the sense that nothing Tesla has is any different that any other manufacturer’s adaptive cruise control system.”

“I get that getting cars to the point of being autonomous has turned out to be far more challenging than originally thought.”

“Some analysts are cautioning that it’s still too early to tell whether rising prices are keeping buyers off of dealer lots.”

I have zero faith in the ability of a car to determine true road conditions in sever weather. Up north, where we get below zero temps, the road can “look” just fine, while hiding black ice. A car will not be able to tell that.

The harsh reality here is that until all surface roads in the country are accurately mapped…

A true level 4/5 system is probably going to require leveraging an ‘all of the above’ approach to paint a more complete picture of the surroundings. None of these systems (optical, lidar, ToF camera, radar, etc) seem sufficient on their own, for reasons you’ve already touched on.

Ha.  No thanks.  I’ll take even the most unqualified winter driver over an idiot machine that works within defined parameters. 

The other factor is the casual way in which Musk and many others talk about how much better machines are at driving than humans, which of course is also complete rubbish. It’s one of those classic logical fallacies - because sensors of various kinds are more accurate than humans in judging distance, for example, then…

Pretty much everything Elon touches is a lie. GM will have real autopilot long before Tesla ever will, if Tesla even survives the next five years

“Your Honor, the ‘Full’ in ‘Full Self-Driving’ is the ‘full’ you feel after Thanksgiving dinner — sluggish, inattentive, and not good to drive for at least a few hours.”

Yep. My VW GTI has camera based automatic brake assist, and it doesn’t take a whole lot of active snowfall before it notifies me that the system is deactivated due to the camera not having a clear enough view. Stuff like that reinforces my agreement that Tesla is simply allowing a lot more risk with their automation…

Oh, come on! I find it hard to believe something that can’t drive well when the weather is good would also be unable to drive well when it’s bad!

Here was my view while going to lunch today. I can see autonomous tech making big strides in warm climates over the next decade, but here in MN, it’s going to take a minute.