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>>redshi+(OP)
I think this is a general pattern: since the beginning of the industrial revolution people have been dreaming about robots doing things for us, replacing entire tasks. The reality is that putting computers into existing devices makes a lot more sense as mechanical household devices are already highly optimized. Sewing machines, kitchen appliances, cars, power tools are the result of decades of engineering so we replace the control systems and user interfaces with microcontrollers but leave the good stuff as-is.

Self-driving cars is one area where I could see a bigger shift: a dangerous activity that could perhaps be done better by machines, if the environment is adapted to prevent show-stopping accidents.

>>zwieba+lid
> activity that could perhaps be done better by machines, if the environment is adapted to prevent show-stopping accidents.

Like Roombas. No pets, children, floorstanding houseplants, rugs, clothes left on the floor, etc.

For self-driving cars: no non-powered vehicles or pedestrians, no variant uses of the road, no road surface problems.