Autonomous Vehicles = Madness?
Suppose autonomous vehicles are commercially successful. People are free to be more productive while they are stuck in traffic. They can watch movies, refine business proposals for more machines. etc. etc.
How big would a traffic jam have to get before passengers realized that they hate sitting in their robot cars and would rather walk to a theater with their traffic mates? I just realized that we don't have a word for traffic mates. Maybe we need one, because that is where we are headed. |
Pedestrians?
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Technology can protect pedestrians. That introduces an interesting question. If autonomous vehicles were perfectly safe to everyone, would people rather walk or be shuttled? I prefer walking. Voted. |
I like the idea. I have crummy knees. ;)
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We have autonomous vehicles around here. Google is developing the software and operating them on public roads as part of their testing. I like the idea but I wouldn't want to be forced into not driving myself.
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Most of the cars I see on the road these days appear to be operating without a driver.
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I can imagine wanting a driver to talk to. And tip. |
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As you might expect, I take driving very seriously. I'll always trust myself more than I will a collection of ones and zeros. |
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Once/if autonomous cars become common with a good safety record, my question would be: "why do I have this autonomous car? I could have taken the train." The autonomous car would provide privacy and more room for your own stuff than mass transit, but would eliminate the joy of driving (human control). Unfortunately that would prob. be the safest route, given human road rage and accident statistics. |
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