The real fun will begin when the liability lawsuits start emerging with autonomous vehicles having accidents with other similar vehicles - who do you sue? The maker of your autonomous vehicle, the maker of the other autonomous vehicle, the owner of the other vehicle etc?
-----Original Message----- >From: Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: OT: Woo Hoo! > >Obviously once they've ironed the bugs out self-driving cars will be allowed >to kill hipsters. In fact, they'll be encouraged. > >B > >> On 31 Aug 2015, at 18:08, John <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> They've still got a ways to go yet. >> >> http://www.businessinsider.com/google-self-driving-cars-get-confused-by-hipster-bicycles-2015-8 >> >>> On 8/31/2015 2:07 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: >>> P.s. I think that in 10-15 years time we'll be seeing moves to make >>> it illegal for humans to drive cars. >>> >>> When self-driving cars start appearing on our roads they will be so >>> much safer than human-driven ones that it will be difficult to argue >>> against. For example, why would a boy-racer ever give way to a >>> self-driving ('automobile'!) car, knowing that it will always give >>> way? >>> >>> I don't think the few petrol-heads who'll be left will be too >>> bothered about it either. Half the fun of current cars comes from the >>> sound of the engine, and the direct relationship between the controls >>> and movement of the car. As drive-by-wire and silent, or artificial >>> sound, cars come along that direct connection is lost along with the >>> feelings of control and exercise of skill that makes driving so much >>> fun. >>>> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
