On Oct 18, 2008, at 6:23 PM, mike wrote:
Indeed..antilock brakes...the computer could compensate for oversteering.
All this talk of computers operating the car instead of a driver brings me to some obvious question. Will we no longer need driver's licenses? Who would be charged were an accident to occur? No more insurance worries? No more inspections to have to pay for? Less work for lawyers? Huge reductions in policing duties? No more speed and red-light running cameras? Far less work for auto repair facilities? No more DUIs? Will there be system compatibility issues between differing states or jurisdictions? I could go on and on.
Look like a monstrously huge financial shakeup all around. States and counties suddenly lacking all the revenue generated through licensing fees and fines. Many repair shops out of business. Police departments will have to slash their workforces without the money generated by fines.
Steve
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