Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
All it will take is one person to fall asleep behind the wheel because the "car can handle the driving" and when that car comes to a halt on the road and there is no one alert, will the car just sit there or will it pull over to the side of the road? Suppose it is nigh-time? How long before someone comes out of the dark and slams into that car? And then more after that?
This would be excellent technology IF ALL CARS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE IT. Until then, is is a recipe for disaster.
A self-driving car is all fine and dandy ... until the driver next to you cuts you off, forcing your Caddy to brake very abruptly. Both you and the newspaper you were reading, are now soaked with coffee/Big Gulp.
It's a great idea, but I would expect the technology to come from Europe and be tested there first ... not a US automaker (especially not GM).
One of the first slots I foresee it filling is being the mandatory first car for teenagers. We lose many every year on the back roads. Most because they don't wear seat belts and lose control, ending up in a roll over.
All it will take is one person to fall asleep behind the wheel because the "car can handle the driving" and when that car comes to a halt on the road and there is no one alert, will the car just sit there or will it pull over to the side of the road? Suppose it is nigh-time? How long before someone comes out of the dark and slams into that car? And then more after that?
This would be excellent technology IF ALL CARS WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE IT. Until then, is is a recipe for disaster.
A self-driving car is all fine and dandy ... until the driver next to you cuts you off, forcing your Caddy to brake very abruptly. Both you and the newspaper you were reading, are now soaked with coffee/Big Gulp.
It's a great idea, but I would expect the technology to come from Europe and be tested there first ... not a US automaker (especially not GM).
So will everyone be reading, texting, watching TV, and who knows what else while the robot car is whizzing them from one place to another?
One of the first slots I foresee it filling is being the mandatory first car for teenagers. We lose many every year on the back roads. Most because they don't wear seat belts and lose control, ending up in a roll over.
To be effective for teenagers, you will have to be sure they can't turn the system off. Unfortunately, that would also mean that they never really learn how to drive.
So today I had my Android cellphone on navigate. Without warning the phone suddenly rebooted itself and navigation stopped working. Makes me wonder what might happen with a driverless car relying on technology which is full of computer bugs and potential viruses. I understand on a recent test, a driverless car went the wrong direction on a one way street.
So today I had my Android cellphone on navigate. Without warning the phone suddenly rebooted itself and navigation stopped working. Makes me wonder what might happen with a driverless car relying on technology which is full of computer bugs and potential viruses. I understand on a recent test, a driverless car went the wrong direction on a one way street.
Yep. Exactly what I was thinking.
Plus, like ESCORT RIDER, I like to drive.
My main concern, though, has to do with anything that automated and dependent on cells/chips. I have had too many weird things happen with my computers, smart phones, iPad, etc . . . heck, even the microwave caught on fire b/c of a bad motherboard.
A former dishwasher would randomly change to various cycles because of a bad motherboard -- and cut off (and refuse to start).
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
while the robot car is whizzing them from one place to another?
