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Originally Posted by Major Major
Your contention then is that human reaction is quicker and more effective in a fast and dangerous situation than that of a computer? I'm not sure if you realize just how robust this technology is.
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Not quicker, but able to ascertain some risks. A system that prevents you from changing lanes when a car is in your blind spot is great, but I don't see how a fully autonomous system will be able to react (not only speed based) when 3 or 4 different things are going on. For example, a pedestrian jaywalks, some cars stop, some don't, you're either going to get rear-ended if you stop, and then the physics just of the environment and the ability of your car to react as expected.
I am saying that this is great to augment the driver experience, but the driver will still need to be fully alert. There will probably be no opporunity to sit back and take a nap or play Angry Birds while your car is driving. Like I said, even the C-train, that is on a track and limited in its route still needs a conductor.