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Old 05-06-2010, 02:02 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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You know, I was thinking this morning, that sometime in the future they should invent an automated car. You got in, told it where you wanted to go, and it would get you there. Never breaking the speed limit, always maintaining a safe distance between it and other cars, never blowing a red light, or gunning and running a yellow.

There would be no more traffic courts, no more accidents.

You could work on your laptop while "driving" or text or call to your heart's delight, because your car would be running the entire show, even parking itself once you got to its destination.

No more road rage either.

It would never happen though--for one, it would require too much infrastructure to control the vehicle on every single street in America. The other thing is that some people have control issues, and driving is the one time in their day when they can feel like they're in control. Even for people who don't have those issues, some would be afraid that giving the car that much control would also give the government a way to hack the system and identify where every driver in America is.
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Old 05-06-2010, 02:22 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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tht would suck for car lovers losing the ability to drive the car would suck and it's part of the fun and it's a control thing
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Old 05-06-2010, 03:08 PM
 
Location: Purgatory (A.K.A. Dallas, Texas)
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That's the worst idea I've ever heard.

I can't imagine anything more boring.
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Old 05-06-2010, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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I can. Driving.
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Old 05-06-2010, 03:21 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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I can. Driving.
LOl that why they have the bus and taxis for people who don't like to drive to me driving is enjoyable it's even more fun if you got a sporty car or a jeep that you can take off-road and have some fun with if they made all cars seld driving it would be boring and how would people be able to off public roads to go camping or to the lake
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Old 05-06-2010, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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There isn't a need for off-road driving. You could walk instead.
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Old 05-06-2010, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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There isn't a need for off-road driving. You could walk instead.
hard to pull a 18ft power boat around to the lake with my bare hands
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Old 05-06-2010, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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The lake doesn't have a paved boat ramp?
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Old 05-06-2010, 04:05 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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The lake doesn't have a paved boat ramp?
Nope
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Old 05-06-2010, 04:09 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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Lakes around here...do. For those people who HAVE boats. Not all of us need boats.
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