Just saw on ABC news a car that just about drives itself.

[Archae]

Would you be in favor of a car that is driving with no input from the driver?

I'm kind of leery of it.

[gateley]

1. In the 60’s I think I owned one. :-)

[gkhouston]

12. LOL, I'm remembering a Dodge Aspen I drove one winter.

I was at a corporate training school and the folks in the class had a couple of loaner cars we shared. We called the Aspen "the Brown Bomb".

[Ready4Change]

2. I hate the idea.

I love to drive. And the thought that my safety is to be in the hands of some programmer (I'm a programmer, btw) who wrote software which, face it, will be designed to accommodate the earning schedules of insurance companies, gives me the heebie geebies.

However, I see a time in the not-so-distant future, where we won't be ALLOWED to drive our cars ourselves, except perhaps in sporting events. And that time will come long before the software and other controls are anywhere near reliable enough to warrant that handover of control.

[Marie Marie]

3. Hell no.

If I can away from excessive traffic and find a quiet back road, driving remains one of my guilty pleasures. Turn the music up to unacceptable levels and just drive! Great for clearing the mind.

[aletier_v]

4. Software will eventually drive better than almost all people

traffic fatalities will fall dramatically

assuming we survive global warming.

[Posteritatis]

5. I could get behind some local drivers having no input into what their vehicles do. (nt)

[CrispyQ]

6. I look forward to the day they perfect it! I hope it's soon!

[Historic NY]

7. Doesn't Google maps car drive by it self?

[theKed]

8. It does

And it's fully licensed to drive in Nevada.

[On the Road]

9. It is a Separate Project by Google

not one of the existing Google Maps cars.

[turntxblue]

10. Yes!

If it truly works safely, I would love it! In fact, for years I've been hoping it could be developed, thinking that it could ultimately save lives. I live in an extremely small town in a very rural area, and I'm very aware that my driving skills are not adequate to handle traffic in many of the larger cities across our nation. However; I would love to travel more, and would be delighted to have a car that could safely sense the position of other vehicles, avoid traffic accidents, and drive me anywhere I choose to go. I'm not sure that I'd want to be the first to try it out, but if it were perfected, it would be a dream come true for me to have one! As a woman, I'm already thinking of the time I could save by being able to do my makeup as I travel!

[SheilaT]

11. It's still in the realm of fantasy.

Really.

[gkhouston]

13. I know a guy who lost most of his vision as a young adult.

He's tried one of these cars and was very excited about the possibility of being able to drive again.

[B Calm]

14. I'm more leery of the people out

there that think they know how to drive.

[Th1onein]

15. After having backed over three cars, a pole, and a shopping cart with my dually.....

A car that drives by itself would be a dream come true.

[SilveryMoon]

16. Would love to own a car like that it. n/t

[jsr]

17. Awesome for taking a nap

on the way to and from work.