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Removing the human element would reduce road fatalities by magnitudes.
Removing the human element would reduce road fatalities by magnitudes.
Except, when the technology, as it inevitably does, fails.
I am sure there will be glitches and failures before it becomes successful. But then, human driven vehicles are not without a multitude of failures with us at the wheel.
If the autonomous cars were not made by humans I might agree.You can't very well make the argument that the risk cannot be tolerated now if we've been living with it for centuries.
The risk was unavoidable before. Removing the human element would reduce road fatalities by magnitudes.
Based on the amount of electronic and safety recalls in every make and model of vehicle including my own high priced ride, I will never trust automated systems in vehicles. I don't mind electronic assistance, but there better be an off switch.
Not to mention a computer cannot be programmed to feel the road on black ice and sensors are useless when covered in snow or blinded by weather.
Removing the human element would reduce road fatalities by magnitudes.
Except, when the technology, as it inevitably does, fails.
I am sure there will be glitches and failures before it becomes successful. But then, human driven vehicles are not without a multitude of failures with us at the wheel.
We are a long ways from that.Based on the amount of electronic and safety recalls in every make and model of vehicle including my own high priced ride, I will never trust automated systems in vehicles. I don't mind electronic assistance, but there better be an off switch.
Not to mention a computer cannot be programmed to feel the road on black ice and sensors are useless when covered in snow or blinded by weather.
What if the technology becomes so advanced that all of the current limitations are overcome?
But, I will never allow a non-sentient device to take control of decisions that affect my life and the lives of my passengers away from me.
Well then in the future you might have to ride a bicycle.
I am sure there will be maintenance vehicles with human drivers. But systems for towing trailers already exist. There are 18 wheelers that can operate without drivers right now.So are RV's and towable systems for trailers for recreational vehicles like snowmobiles, ATV's and boats going to be incorporated into this automated system? Work trailers? Or do we just ban all of it?
Sounds perfectly boring.
I am talking about towing my boat or toys, and is my boat self driving also, since we can't trust human drivers? and the OP hasn't addressed my point of towing in winter conditions with blinded sensors.I am sure there will be maintenance vehicles with human drivers. But systems for towing trailers already exist. There are 18 wheelers that can operate without drivers right now.So are RV's and towable systems for trailers for recreational vehicles like snowmobiles, ATV's and boats going to be incorporated into this automated system? Work trailers? Or do we just ban all of it?
Sounds perfectly boring.