Musing On That Rising Speculation About Wanting To Ditch The Vaunted Topmost Level 5 Of The Self-Driving Cars Autonomous Rating Scale

Musing On That Rising Speculation About Wanting To Ditch The Vaunted Topmost Level 5 Of The Self-Driving Cars Autonomous Rating Scale

Standards are important. That is a general truism and backed up by the tremendous value we place on a myriad of existing and worldwide standards. It's hard to argue with such a seemingly self-evident statement. Yet there are always qualms about whether a particular standard is up to the task at hand. Perhaps a standard is obstructing further progress or becoming haggard and no longer especially productive. Indeed, a valid argument can be made that sometimes a standard gets in the way and has to be revised or potentially entirely revamped. Out with the old, in the with new, as they say. A standard might have outlived its usefulness or at least need some hefty repainting and well-needed shop repairs for it to continue forthrightly as a guiding light of sorts. There is one particular standard that has been attracting attention lately, though you might not be aware of the slowly rising din unless you are acutely watching the tea leaves. Yes, bubbling in the inner circles are some grumbling insiders and outspoken pundits that are starting to overtly rankle aloud about whether the time has come to do something about this particular standard. Remarkably, proposing that something quite dramatic