The US is a poor third world country that is poorly equipped to counter China’s superior hacking abilities. They've been crying about China spying on the US since, a long time ago. China doesn't even bother to mention anything about the Americans hacking or spying because they're impenetrable and their CIA agents have…

This article sounds like sour grapes. The Chinese have been infinitely more successful than the yanks who have had two space shuttle crash and burn. This, like their first home built aircraft carrier is just a trial run. And just like the aircraft carriers they’re likely to leap ahead with each new version.

No, it’s a simple matter of physics and aerodynamics that dictate the shape.

Well, to be fair this is really a form-following-function kind of thing. It’s not like space vehicles are designed to sell themselves in a dealer showroom.

Are we gonna say that every plane copied each other at this point? or cars copy each other for the general shape?

Also... What the h*ck else would it look like?

Yes, surely suspicious and not done for practical reasons.

Oh.  “Cager.”  A burn so hot I better turn down the AC a couple degrees.  There.  All better.

Wow, it’s really much simpler and less “loaded”:

“Two wheels down” is an explanation which was thought up and circulated only recently (past 10 years, maybe)?

The motorcycle wave is just that, a wave. Nothing more, some riders happen to use two fingers and some happen to do it with the hand low. Then some random saw this and decided to create an explanation for it…

I’ve been a motorcyclist for Decades. I’m 50, and I’ve been rolling on 2 wheels since I was 15.
I’ve ridden cross country many, many times.
I’ve ridden in and been waved at in nearly every state, plus 3 Provinces.

I suspect that the rebranding was simply clever marketing aimed at removing an unpleasant association with the existing name of the product. A similar wildly successful rebranding was to rename Patagonian Toothfish to Chilean Sea Bass. Same fish, but now it sounds pretty on the menu.

“Do you enjoy the jolt of coming to a complete stop?”

The ultimate ideal autonomous driving is one where all of the vehicles operate in a hive-mind. For example, cars won’t even need to come to a stop because each car will time their arrival at the intersection exactly when the intersection is open to them passing through safely.

You’re clearly thinking way too hard about this.

Im talking about rules that go against how we naturally drive. Stop signs, maintaining speed when a light turns yellow rather than an emergency stop, going with the flow of traffic vs adhering to the speed limit.

Why would you care? You’re a passenger. Do you care if your cab driver comes to a complete stop? Or a bus driver? Your stance on this is ridiculous.

Define shit drivers.

Can you prove that coming to a complete stop reduces the frequency of accidents?

The vehicle should follow the laws. if the laws do not make sense then they should be updated, whether its legislation specific to autonomous vehicles or not, but a system fails when the requirements are frequently ignored.