But I don’t really understand. If they could create those virtual creatures in 1994... How come we do not have any real world machines that can do that? Why do our robot lawnmowers still use wheels?
Thinking of it, why aren’t self driving cars “let loose” in a - real out virtual - playground environment with an ever increasing amount of complexity, given a bunch of rules and goals (“Do not crash into anything”, “Stay within the lane”, “Do not incur a fine”, etc.)... and then left to figure out the “how” themselves?
Sounds like a much more robust approach than teaching them to emulate human drivers (which is what I think Tesla is doing).