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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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The other thing is insurance. Self-driving tech has already proven it can be a lot more safe than humans. Over time that will improve as well.
At some point we need to think that insurance companies will change rates depending on what car you are driving.