I’d much rather be on the road with a self-driving car that was built from the ground up to maximize passenger safety and has multiple failsafes and redundancies, than take a chance with human drivers that are frequently drunk, half-asleep, eating, texting or putting on makeup while driving.
Come on kid. All it takes is one failure in humans and you are dead! Texting or drinking while driving, trying to get the kids to stop yelling, fiddling around with the radio or in-car navigation, going the wrong way on a one-way road.
Sorry for the glitch. We are still working on it (by replacing error prone humans with machines that won’t be so distracted by our modern vices)
let’s try this. agent would you prefer to see fully driverless vehicles or those pesky texting-addicted millenials having to operate the car instead? which would you rather see? pick one or the other please.
although I am sure you are right that he won’t answer me directly, my question reminded me of this scene from family guy
Parking Director: Oh, No need to park here, Mr. Griffin, you have an executive parking space now.
Peter Griffin: Well… that looks exactly like my old space.
Parking Director: Yeah, but this one comes with your own company suck up!
Company Suck Up: Morning, Mr. Griffin! Nice Day!
Peter Griffin: Ehhh, It’s a little cloudy.
Company Suck Up: Exactly! It’s one of the worst days I’ve seen in years! So, good news about the Yankees!
Peter Griffin: I hate the Yankees.
Company Suck Up: Pack of cheaters! That’s what they are! I Love your tie!
Peter Griffin: I hate this tie.
Company Suck Up: It’s awful, it’s scotty, it’s gotta go.
Peter Griffin: [pauses] And I hate myself.
Company Suck Up: I hate you, too! You make me sick, you fat sack o’ crap!
Peter Griffin: But I’m the President.
Company Suck Up: The Best There Is!
Peter Griffin: [Right Away]
[Points]
Peter Griffin: But you just said you hated me!
Company Suck Up: [Begins to jiggle] But. Not. You. The President. That you. Said hated you. Who loved. Hate Yankees. Clouds.
[Head explodes, sending gadgets and wires everywhere]
Parking Director: I’ll have that fixed for you tomorrow, sir.
as I have said before, I predict major “road rage” issues when driverless cars slow to give “adequate” defensive space between cars, and only drive the speed limit when the traffic flow is going at a much higher speed. a lot of commuters are going to be very unhappy with the mix of vehicles. an experienced driver in heavy traffic can judge when he can change lanes and slip in between two cars going 60+ mph. will a driverless car be programmed to do the same? I predict not, and the resulting slow downs will cause major problems in heavy traffic.
The ultimate fate of these cars may be whether or not we can declare specific lanes or roads for these vehicles. If so, the idea may not be a bad one, it could be safe, and I wouldn’t mind “taking a break” from driving now and then. On the other hand, I doubt I’ll let my self-driving pickup launch my boat.
All it takes is one failure in technology with one of these cars and you are dead. Sorry for the glitch. We are still working on it.
I’d much rather be on the road with a self-driving car that was built from the ground up to maximize passenger safety and has multiple failsafes and redundancies, than take a chance with human drivers that are frequently drunk, half-asleep, eating, texting or putting on makeup while driving.
Come on kid. All it takes is one failure in humans and you are dead! Texting or drinking while driving, trying to get the kids to stop yelling, fiddling around with the radio or in-car navigation, going the wrong way on a one-way road.
Sorry for the glitch. We are still working on it (by replacing error prone humans with machines that won’t be so distracted by our modern vices)
let’s try this. agent would you prefer to see fully driverless vehicles or those pesky texting-addicted millenials having to operate the car instead? which would you rather see? pick one or the other please.
Agent’s head just exploded because you are asking a logical question. He shan’t be responding.
although I am sure you are right that he won’t answer me directly, my question reminded me of this scene from family guy
Parking Director: Oh, No need to park here, Mr. Griffin, you have an executive parking space now.
Peter Griffin: Well… that looks exactly like my old space.
Parking Director: Yeah, but this one comes with your own company suck up!
Company Suck Up: Morning, Mr. Griffin! Nice Day!
Peter Griffin: Ehhh, It’s a little cloudy.
Company Suck Up: Exactly! It’s one of the worst days I’ve seen in years! So, good news about the Yankees!
Peter Griffin: I hate the Yankees.
Company Suck Up: Pack of cheaters! That’s what they are! I Love your tie!
Peter Griffin: I hate this tie.
Company Suck Up: It’s awful, it’s scotty, it’s gotta go.
Peter Griffin: [pauses] And I hate myself.
Company Suck Up: I hate you, too! You make me sick, you fat sack o’ crap!
Peter Griffin: But I’m the President.
Company Suck Up: The Best There Is!
Peter Griffin: [Right Away]
[Points]
Peter Griffin: But you just said you hated me!
Company Suck Up: [Begins to jiggle] But. Not. You. The President. That you. Said hated you. Who loved. Hate Yankees. Clouds.
[Head explodes, sending gadgets and wires everywhere]
Parking Director: I’ll have that fixed for you tomorrow, sir.
as I have said before, I predict major “road rage” issues when driverless cars slow to give “adequate” defensive space between cars, and only drive the speed limit when the traffic flow is going at a much higher speed. a lot of commuters are going to be very unhappy with the mix of vehicles. an experienced driver in heavy traffic can judge when he can change lanes and slip in between two cars going 60+ mph. will a driverless car be programmed to do the same? I predict not, and the resulting slow downs will cause major problems in heavy traffic.
Do they change their own oil?
The ultimate fate of these cars may be whether or not we can declare specific lanes or roads for these vehicles. If so, the idea may not be a bad one, it could be safe, and I wouldn’t mind “taking a break” from driving now and then. On the other hand, I doubt I’ll let my self-driving pickup launch my boat.