Hi. This reminds me of what people thought when the automobile first came on the scene. They took some effort to keep running. Songs were written describing the difficulties people had with their cars. One of these was Get Out and Get Under, describing the person having to fix something on the car every so many miles. Today autos are much more reliable, and we seldom think of something going wrong. I see self driving cars the same way. The technology is even farther along than the time that I mentioned about the horseless carriage, and I think it will be a few short years until we see them in use. As for cost, well, I see that rapidly coming down as well. Look at CD players. At first, these devices cost $1,000, and if you got a writer, this was in the tens of thousands of dollars. This was in the mid 80's. Fast forward by ten years, and this cost drasticly came down. Today you can get a CD player for $50, and this can be either just a player or a recorder.
Will self driving cars be around during my lifetime? I think so, but it will take time for the general public to accept them. I don't think that the blind will have as much trouble getting them as you may think. I think what will happen is these vehicles will have nobody behind the wheel. When this happens, it will be time for the blind to advocate for the use of them. If people are against this, we can say that they are already in use. Just my thoughts. Have a blessed day, and don't work too hard. Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
