Driverless cars are coming.

[WinterBorn]

You have a valid point. I was thinking more of an icy road situation

Right now I have no idea where my driveway is except generally between my mailbox and a retaining wall on the other side. I'd love to see a car figure that out.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

You have a valid point. I was thinking more of an icy road situation

Right now I have no idea where my driveway is except generally between my mailbox and a retaining wall on the other side. I'd love to see a car figure that out.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

 

[WinterBorn]

Gm also released the Volt.

There is one of those in my neighborhood! God forbid you ever get behind one of those pieces of shit! I have never seen one that can maintain highway speed! You can time their acceleration from 0-60 with a sundial, not that it ever could possibly reach 60 mph. On a 55 mph speed limit, I think about 47 mph is about the best I have seen them do.

If one ever got out on the interstate, I bet that some truck driver would be picking the pieces out of his grill at the next truck stop and washing the blood off with a hose.

That is what you get with cheap. The Tesla can do 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds with top speeds of 150+ mph.

 

[WinterBorn]

You have a valid point. I was thinking more of an icy road situation

Right now I have no idea where my driveway is except generally between my mailbox and a retaining wall on the other side. I'd love to see a car figure that out.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

If the lane lines are completely covered, how do you stay in the lane?

I have no claim to be an expert and never have. But numerous experts in the field have said that they think there will be areas that are only open to driverless cars in 15 to 20 years.

I'm sorry! Who died and put those people in charge?

Where does it say anything about being in charge? They are making predictions. Based on advances in automotive technology.

You really have control issues, don't you?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Right now I have no idea where my driveway is except generally between my mailbox and a retaining wall on the other side. I'd love to see a car figure that out.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Right now I have no idea where my driveway is except generally between my mailbox and a retaining wall on the other side. I'd love to see a car figure that out.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

I am so glad that you think we have only 15 to 20 years of being a republic. We do elect representatives who vote on these decisions, don't we?

You act like the great Obamessiah will come back to rule over us as a dictator for life!

Personally, I am still waiting for my flying car I was promised as a kid.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Right now I have no idea where my driveway is except generally between my mailbox and a retaining wall on the other side. I'd love to see a car figure that out.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

If the lane lines are completely covered, how do you stay in the lane?

I have no claim to be an expert and never have. But numerous experts in the field have said that they think there will be areas that are only open to driverless cars in 15 to 20 years.

I'm sorry! Who died and put those people in charge?

Where does it say anything about being in charge? They are making predictions. Based on advances in automotive technology.

You really have control issues, don't you?

It's called "freedom". Maybe they didn't teach that in Tuscaloosa.

Like I said in my last post, when I was a kid they predicted we would all have flying cars like in The Jetsons. How's that working out for you?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Gm also released the Volt.

There is one of those in my neighborhood! God forbid you ever get behind one of those pieces of shit! I have never seen one that can maintain highway speed! You can time their acceleration from 0-60 with a sundial, not that it ever could possibly reach 60 mph. On a 55 mph speed limit, I think about 47 mph is about the best I have seen them do.

If one ever got out on the interstate, I bet that some truck driver would be picking the pieces out of his grill at the next truck stop and washing the blood off with a hose.

That is what you get with cheap. The Tesla can do 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds with top speeds of 150+ mph.

Yep! It's a good thing I am already working on my second millions so I can afford one!

I gave up on my first million years ago!

 

[WinterBorn]

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

I am so glad that you think we have only 15 to 20 years of being a republic. We do elect representatives who vote on these decisions, don't we?

You act like the great Obamessiah will come back to rule over us as a dictator for life!

Personally, I am still waiting for my flying car I was promised as a kid.

So you think driverless cars will be the end of the republic? I think we are a little tougher than that.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

I am so glad that you think we have only 15 to 20 years of being a republic. We do elect representatives who vote on these decisions, don't we?

You act like the great Obamessiah will come back to rule over us as a dictator for life!

Personally, I am still waiting for my flying car I was promised as a kid.

So you think driverless cars will be the end of the republic? I think we are a little tougher than that.

You are one saying that there will be places where we are no longer allowed to drive? Not my circus! Not my monkeys!

 

[WinterBorn]

The GPS can tell where the car is, within 3 meters. So unless you are driving on a snow covered road at the edge of a cliff, it can tell where it is.

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

If the lane lines are completely covered, how do you stay in the lane?

I have no claim to be an expert and never have. But numerous experts in the field have said that they think there will be areas that are only open to driverless cars in 15 to 20 years.

I'm sorry! Who died and put those people in charge?

Where does it say anything about being in charge? They are making predictions. Based on advances in automotive technology.

You really have control issues, don't you?

It's called "freedom". Maybe they didn't teach that in Tuscaloosa.

Like I said in my last post, when I was a kid they predicted we would all have flying cars like in The Jetsons. How's that working out for you?

Yes, you have freedom. You can drive ANY kind of car you want on your property.

But to drive on public roads you have to have a drivers license, your car must be registered, your car must have a tag that must be lit at night and unobstructed, you must have proof of insurance, and the gov't can stop you at any time to check any of these. The gov't decides how fast you can go. And if you are caught going faster, it can take money from you. And the police close down entire sections of public roads if certain people will be traveling on them that day.

Yes, I know about freedom.

 

[WinterBorn]

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Would you drive your car on a road covered with snow and ice just 10 feet from a cliff? And does the roadside cliff not have a guard rail?

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

I am so glad that you think we have only 15 to 20 years of being a republic. We do elect representatives who vote on these decisions, don't we?

You act like the great Obamessiah will come back to rule over us as a dictator for life!

Personally, I am still waiting for my flying car I was promised as a kid.

So you think driverless cars will be the end of the republic? I think we are a little tougher than that.

You are one saying that there will be places where we are no longer allowed to drive? Not my circus! Not my monkeys!

If you were in Atlanta last monday, for several hours no one except the presidential motorcade was allowed to drive on certain roads. There are miles and miles of specific lanes that you cannot use if you are alone in the vehicle.

These are not private roads, but public ones. Determining that only vehicles meeting certain criteria can use them is not unheard of at all.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

GM plans to release cars with no steering wheel in 2019

It is inevitable.

After they drive over cliffs, run into buildings and run over crowds of people the insurance will be too high for anyone to own one

 

[WinterBorn]

Gm also released the Volt.

There is one of those in my neighborhood! God forbid you ever get behind one of those pieces of shit! I have never seen one that can maintain highway speed! You can time their acceleration from 0-60 with a sundial, not that it ever could possibly reach 60 mph. On a 55 mph speed limit, I think about 47 mph is about the best I have seen them do.

If one ever got out on the interstate, I bet that some truck driver would be picking the pieces out of his grill at the next truck stop and washing the blood off with a hose.

That is what you get with cheap. The Tesla can do 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds with top speeds of 150+ mph.

Yep! It's a good thing I am already working on my second millions so I can afford one!

I gave up on my first million years ago!

And the more economical versions are coming.

 

[WinterBorn]

GM plans to release cars with no steering wheel in 2019

It is inevitable.

After they drive over cliffs, run into buildings and run over crowds of people the insurance will be too high for anyone to own one

That hasn't happened when people drove over cliffs, drove into buildings or run into crowds of people. But human drivers have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of people. More than 10x the number of people killed in the 9/11 attack, and that is every years.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

So I can be 10 feet over a cliff before it knows where the car is supposed to be? In my state, that would be the rule rather than the exception.

Even if I was not near a cliff, the edges of the roadway drop off into drainage ditches that will flip a car in a heartbeat.

Do you have any idea how ridiculous your excuses are sounding?

I am just a rank amateur on this topic and I am blowing your ass away! I am starting to lose what little respect I had for Bama grads!

If the lane lines are completely covered, how do you stay in the lane?

I have no claim to be an expert and never have. But numerous experts in the field have said that they think there will be areas that are only open to driverless cars in 15 to 20 years.

I'm sorry! Who died and put those people in charge?

Where does it say anything about being in charge? They are making predictions. Based on advances in automotive technology.

You really have control issues, don't you?

It's called "freedom". Maybe they didn't teach that in Tuscaloosa.

Like I said in my last post, when I was a kid they predicted we would all have flying cars like in The Jetsons. How's that working out for you?

Yes, you have freedom. You can drive ANY kind of car you want on your property.

But to drive on public roads you have to have a drivers license, your car must be registered, your car must have a tag that must be lit at night and unobstructed, you must have proof of insurance, and the gov't can stop you at any time to check any of these. The gov't decides how fast you can go. And if you are caught going faster, it can take money from you. And the police close down entire sections of public roads if certain people will be traveling on them that day.

Yes, I know about freedom.

All of those laws were passed by our elected leaders. You talk as though it is a fait accompli. That's not freedom.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Gm also released the Volt.

There is one of those in my neighborhood! God forbid you ever get behind one of those pieces of shit! I have never seen one that can maintain highway speed! You can time their acceleration from 0-60 with a sundial, not that it ever could possibly reach 60 mph. On a 55 mph speed limit, I think about 47 mph is about the best I have seen them do.

If one ever got out on the interstate, I bet that some truck driver would be picking the pieces out of his grill at the next truck stop and washing the blood off with a hose.

That is what you get with cheap. The Tesla can do 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds with top speeds of 150+ mph.

Yep! It's a good thing I am already working on my second millions so I can afford one!

I gave up on my first million years ago!

And the more economical versions are coming.

Yeah, that's why a Ford F-150 that is 2-3 years old now sells above $30,000. Those economical versions are right around the corner, but the driverless car can't see it and will run right smack dab into it because I can't make it stop!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

If I needed to get my family to the hospital, maybe yes.

If you think I would climb in a vehicle that I could not control in case of a system failure, also hell no!

As I said, you cannot idiot-proof a car. Somewhere out there is a bigger idiot than what they planned for!

If they make the cars so that I can control them in case of emergency and we have millions of passenger miles without any fatalities due to system errors, then maybe I will relax a little.

Are you familiar with all of the ship collisions the Navy had in the Pacific last year? One of the major causes listed was being overly reliant on technology. Just a little human intervention could have saved many sailor's lives and ruined careers.

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

I am so glad that you think we have only 15 to 20 years of being a republic. We do elect representatives who vote on these decisions, don't we?

You act like the great Obamessiah will come back to rule over us as a dictator for life!

Personally, I am still waiting for my flying car I was promised as a kid.

So you think driverless cars will be the end of the republic? I think we are a little tougher than that.

You are one saying that there will be places where we are no longer allowed to drive? Not my circus! Not my monkeys!

If you were in Atlanta last monday, for several hours no one except the presidential motorcade was allowed to drive on certain roads. There are miles and miles of specific lanes that you cannot use if you are alone in the vehicle.

These are not private roads, but public ones. Determining that only vehicles meeting certain criteria can use them is not unheard of at all.

You are definitely an Alabama grad. With reading and reasoning skills like that, you wouldn't have lasted a semester at Auburn!

Why are you being so Mr. MOTO?

The HOV lanes in Atlanta are a joke and have been since they were built. The last time I went through Atlanta, it was 2 in the afternoon and it still took 2 hours IN the HOV lanes, which were bumper to bumper all through the city. The regular lanes sometimes moved faster!

 

[WinterBorn]

If the lane lines are completely covered, how do you stay in the lane?

I have no claim to be an expert and never have. But numerous experts in the field have said that they think there will be areas that are only open to driverless cars in 15 to 20 years.

I'm sorry! Who died and put those people in charge?

Where does it say anything about being in charge? They are making predictions. Based on advances in automotive technology.

You really have control issues, don't you?

It's called "freedom". Maybe they didn't teach that in Tuscaloosa.

Like I said in my last post, when I was a kid they predicted we would all have flying cars like in The Jetsons. How's that working out for you?

Yes, you have freedom. You can drive ANY kind of car you want on your property.

But to drive on public roads you have to have a drivers license, your car must be registered, your car must have a tag that must be lit at night and unobstructed, you must have proof of insurance, and the gov't can stop you at any time to check any of these. The gov't decides how fast you can go. And if you are caught going faster, it can take money from you. And the police close down entire sections of public roads if certain people will be traveling on them that day.

Yes, I know about freedom.

All of those laws were passed by our elected leaders. You talk as though it is a fait accompli. That's not freedom.

Look at some of the laws passed in the last 25 years. Do you think your grandfather would have expected to be caught on cameras and get traffic tickets thru the mail? Do you think your grandfather would have expected to be told he can't have a vegetable garden? Or collect rainwater? Driverless vehicles, at least, will make the roads safer and traffic less of a problem.

 

[WinterBorn]

Well, in 15 to 20 years there may well be places you can't drive. And another 20 or so after that, you may only be able to drive on private property or if you have special exemptions.

I am so glad that you think we have only 15 to 20 years of being a republic. We do elect representatives who vote on these decisions, don't we?

You act like the great Obamessiah will come back to rule over us as a dictator for life!

Personally, I am still waiting for my flying car I was promised as a kid.

So you think driverless cars will be the end of the republic? I think we are a little tougher than that.

You are one saying that there will be places where we are no longer allowed to drive? Not my circus! Not my monkeys!

If you were in Atlanta last monday, for several hours no one except the presidential motorcade was allowed to drive on certain roads. There are miles and miles of specific lanes that you cannot use if you are alone in the vehicle.

These are not private roads, but public ones. Determining that only vehicles meeting certain criteria can use them is not unheard of at all.

You are definitely an Alabama grad. With reading and reasoning skills like that, you wouldn't have lasted a semester at Auburn!

Why are you being so Mr. MOTO?

The HOV lanes in Atlanta are a joke and have been since they were built. The last time I went through Atlanta, it was 2 in the afternoon and it still took 2 hours IN the HOV lanes, which were bumper to bumper all through the city. The regular lanes sometimes moved faster!

The school rivalry is amusing. But has no bearing. My reasoning is fine. You asked about places you are not allowed to drive. I gave a logical answer.

And the traffic delays would be lessened by driverless cars.

 

[WinterBorn]

Gm also released the Volt.

There is one of those in my neighborhood! God forbid you ever get behind one of those pieces of shit! I have never seen one that can maintain highway speed! You can time their acceleration from 0-60 with a sundial, not that it ever could possibly reach 60 mph. On a 55 mph speed limit, I think about 47 mph is about the best I have seen them do.

If one ever got out on the interstate, I bet that some truck driver would be picking the pieces out of his grill at the next truck stop and washing the blood off with a hose.

That is what you get with cheap. The Tesla can do 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds with top speeds of 150+ mph.

Yep! It's a good thing I am already working on my second millions so I can afford one!

I gave up on my first million years ago!

And the more economical versions are coming.

Yeah, that's why a Ford F-150 that is 2-3 years old now sells above $30,000. Those economical versions are right around the corner, but the driverless car can't see it and will run right smack dab into it because I can't make it stop!

If the driverless vehicle's cameras and sensors don't work, the car will not move. Someone else posted that they have 2 Teslas. His complaint is that the emergency braking happens too soon.

 

[Weatherman2020]

GM plans to release cars with no steering wheel in 2019

It is inevitable.

Here comes the train crossing.