Indeed.thedoc wrote:These are all problems, along with many others, that will need to be addressed, except that the proponents of driverless cars are not willing to admit that they exist. When they happen the proponents will just sweep them under the rug and wave the few successes as proof that they were right.seeds wrote: I don’t think I could ever trust a driverless car because I would be constantly wondering if today was the day when a solar flare or a faulty motherboard would create a problem with its electronics just as an 18 wheeler is approaching at 60 mph in the opposite lane.
How do the sensors react to heavy rain, or snow, or the occasional startled bird on the road, or a large insect that might splat its goo on them?
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And as Walker pointed out, why the big push for this?
Is it pandering to the "new app" generation where hands-on driving robs them of the time they could be using to bury their faces in their mobile gadgets? - (said the grumpy old curmudgeon as he shook his fist at the kids stepping on his lawn ).
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