Since the assist doesn't require real time response (e.g., the failure mode is the car not moving, not you dying unlike a tesla) it seems like a non taxi version could simply set you up as the assist monitor.
If you fall asleep or don't respond it's fine, you're just stuck.
I don't think Google plans to do this for a variety of reasons, but I don't think there's fundamentally any reason they couldn't.
> If you fall asleep or don't respond it's fine, you're just stuck.
"Just" being stuck on a highway doesn't sound too safe. If you have multiple supervisors watching the fleet it's less of a problem than when it's one fallible supervisor.
If you fall asleep or don't respond it's fine, you're just stuck.
I don't think Google plans to do this for a variety of reasons, but I don't think there's fundamentally any reason they couldn't.