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" It's challenging to drive in a way that's human-like. "

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" Humans violate the rules in a safe and principled way, and the reality is that autonomous vehicles in the future may have to do the same thing if they don't want to be the source of bottlenecks. "

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" Singapore is likely to be the world's first market for self-driving cars. Commercial services around self-driving vehicles will likely be in Singapore before they are anywhere else in the world. "

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" In Singapore, drivers generally obey the rules, but the attitude around pedestrians is actually quite different. It's culturally different. People drive safely, but it's not the same deference shown to pedestrians. "

" We want to develop a technology that's globally applicable, that's not customized for a specific city or a specific country. The only way to do that is to be able to test every day in a diversity of environments. "

" My stories often begin with a situation or character rather than an insight about the human condition. It's always been difficult for me to write from an abstract idea, no matter how interesting or compelling I feel the idea might be. "

" The fundamental problem here is that humans and automation approach the driving task differently. "

" It's funny how life works. You end up sometimes back where you started. "

" Even if we wanted to imbue an autonomous vehicle with an ethical engine, we don't have the technical capability today to do so. "

" Writing, for me at least, takes a lot of concentrated work and effort. It takes dedication and the willingness to do the work even when that feeling of inspiration isn't there at all. "

" You put a car on the road which may be driving by the letter of the law, but compared to the surrounding road users, it's acting very conservatively. This can lead to situations where the autonomous car is a bit of a fish out of water. "

" For better or worse, we have to bridge this divide between developing cars that drive by the book and cars that drive how you and I drive. "

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" The AV ecosystem is constantly evolving, and no single winner will be crowned. "

" It's important for automated cars to be able to drive in a human-like fashion - and that does mean adapting to the driving patterns around you. "

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