ConeDodger wrote:Gooood luck with that. It's taken 50 years to convince people that seatbelts are worth using...and even that isn't 100%. You aren't going to convince society letting autonomous vehicles drive for you is safer any easier or quicker.
thewalrus wrote:http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/3/17/8232187/elon-musk-human-drivers-are-dangerous
He's all for it, and figures it'll take 20 years.
20 years.
If he's right that means if you switch up cars once every 3 or 4 years a car enthusiast will only have about 5 more cars in their lifetime before they're taken away. After that our hobby is finished. ANd lets face it, 15 - 20 years from now, even if there are still some human-driven cars around, and they aren't outlawed - they'll be so loaded up with nanny features and tech that driving the way we imagine it will be pretty far removed from that experience.
JaysonAych wrote:thewalrus wrote:http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/3/17/8232187/elon-musk-human-drivers-are-dangerous
He's all for it, and figures it'll take 20 years.
20 years.
If he's right that means if you switch up cars once every 3 or 4 years a car enthusiast will only have about 5 more cars in their lifetime before they're taken away. After that our hobby is finished. ANd lets face it, 15 - 20 years from now, even if there are still some human-driven cars around, and they aren't outlawed - they'll be so loaded up with nanny features and tech that driving the way we imagine it will be pretty far removed from that experience.
It'll take way longer than 20 years. Google is saying their autonomous car won't be ready for primetime for another 10 years, due to challenges by presented by weather, pedestrians, potholes, and temporary traffic control systems. I figure after some gimmicky introductions on pricey, premium cars like Mercs and BMWs after that, and the refinement of the technology through those models, it'd take at least 20 years before the self-driving feature is put out as an option on an affordable mainstream car.
We've still got a long ways to go. As I said in the other driverless car thread, I don't anticipate they'll be that mainstream until I get to the age where I won't be able to safely drive myself anyway.
thewalrus wrote:http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/3/17/8232187/elon-musk-human-drivers-are-dangerous
He's all for it, and figures it'll take 20 years.
20 years.
If he's right that means if you switch up cars once every 3 or 4 years a car enthusiast will only have about 5 more cars in their lifetime before they're taken away. After that our hobby is finished. ANd lets face it, 15 - 20 years from now, even if there are still some human-driven cars around, and they aren't outlawed - they'll be so loaded up with nanny features and tech that driving the way we imagine it will be pretty far removed from that experience.
thewalrus wrote:http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/3/17/8232187/elon-musk-human-drivers-are-dangerous
He's all for it, and figures it'll take 20 years.
20 years.
If he's right that means if you switch up cars once every 3 or 4 years a car enthusiast will only have about 5 more cars in their lifetime before they're taken away. After that our hobby is finished. ANd lets face it, 15 - 20 years from now, even if there are still some human-driven cars around, and they aren't outlawed - they'll be so loaded up with nanny features and tech that driving the way we imagine it will be pretty far removed from that experience.
the_edge wrote:All of this in name of giving extra bucks to google & co.
the_edge wrote:And here's another scary thought - people will literally give up their liberty.
Right now, if you have a car and feel like it, you will get on your car and drive anywhere. Who cares about a traffic jam? If you want to go into a traffic jam, you can. You'd be a dumbass, but you could. Accident? You'll drive by it, in the midst of traffic, but you will.
Imagine getting on your "google car" and entering "mcdonald's in 2705 cherry road" on its GPS and... your car refuses to take you. Why? Reasons such as "there is too much traffic on that highway, choose an alternate route" or "police reports a car crash/crime, route denied" or hell, even "Google reports you haven't paid your google fiber bill. Please pay your balance now before you can use google car" (even though google fiber has nothing to do with the car GPS!).
Also, if you're worried about internet companies spying your every email (which happens), imagine them having access to your every destination. "It looks like Jimmy drives too much to fast food places, but not much to the gym... let's forward this information to insurance companies, for a price". Say you go to the doctor, then the next week, your wife goes to the doctor, and the next week, your daughter went to the starbucks next to the doctor's office, so she simply used the stored destination for the doctor's office - Now you have 3 doctor visits in 3 weeks logged in your car - watch as you get denied insurance everywhere!
What if your car decides you go too much to the local pub or whatever? Do you really want your car to be little big brother?
Turbojett wrote:So basically you guys are saying George Orwell was 50 years off the mark?
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