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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Ya, autonomous tech has a long way to go, certainly in winter. I see it being really successful in closed access places like shipping terminals though.
I don't really agree that "no one wants to sit in the back seat and be driven by a ghost" thoguh. Once it is reliable enough, most people aren't going to want to drive. Sure, it's fun to rip around on occasion, but if you could do other things while getting driven around? Sign me up. Soul sucking commutes become tolerable, long distance drives allow you to wake up refreshed at your destination, and it would be the end of drunk driving, distracted driving, and just plain ####ty drivers causing accidents. But this is a long way off in winter countries.
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Adaptive cruise systems are already amazing at reducing the soul sucking commutes.
If you’re in gridlock, you set your distance between vehicles to the minimal setting, the speed to 80k or whatever, and your car can creep along until it has to stop.
When you need to move forward, you give it one tap of gas, and you’re on your way again.
It’s awesome.
People should use these systems in these situations. They don’t.
I do, because I understand how these systems work and I’ve experienced enough of them to trust them. I’m the tiniest of minorities.
People really are putting their lives in the hands of these systems - there is a very real aversion to putting your life in the hands of someone or something else.
Do you see the governments of the world allowing driverless vehicles to roam their streets en masse? Because I don’t. They’ll legislate someone has to be behind the wheel at all times. Strictly for liability purposes - the manufacturers aren’t going to be assuming responsibility every time one of their self driving cars kills somebody.