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58. Thats fair

Reply to Coventina (Reply #55)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 10:01 AM

Mar 2018

And there’s always going to be a motorcycle driver who is going to split the lanes.

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Please help me understand something about self-driving cars [View all] Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 OP

I don't understand the point of it. madaboutharry Mar 2018 #1

Because "we" aren't relevant. People who want to cut cost on drivers are. JHB Mar 2018 #2

It opens up access to people with disabilities ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #3

Ding, Ding, Ding You are the winner!nt USALiberal Mar 2018 #8

what's wrong with taxis, buses, lyft, etc.? nt TheFrenchRazor Mar 2018 #37

Nothing, but then, why should anyone have his own car? JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2018 #40

I'm going to guess... jberryhill Mar 2018 #4

I think of my elderly parents who don't feel confident driving anymore femmedem Mar 2018 #5

This may be a little exaggerated, but maybe not, too DFW Mar 2018 #6

You can't and should not stop technological advancement........ USALiberal Mar 2018 #7

Why would we want combines to harvest our wheat? Major Nikon Mar 2018 #9

That was a decision based on cost. Igel Mar 2018 #11

This decision would be the same FBaggins Mar 2018 #26

The point is productivity is only going to go in one direction Major Nikon Mar 2018 #28

So. Blue_true Mar 2018 #48

Because 1.3 million people are killed Codeine Mar 2018 #10

They're not safer yet. n/t pnwmom Mar 2018 #13

They will be, by a large margin. nt Blue_true Mar 2018 #49

Reduction of road rage incidents cagefreesoylentgreen Mar 2018 #46

I have to disagree with you there. I think it will make things worse. Coventina Mar 2018 #55

Thats fair cagefreesoylentgreen Mar 2018 #58

I am dreading the coming day when I have to take my parents' car from them. TomSlick Mar 2018 #12

I was lucky. My mother made one serious driving mistake, sometime in her mid seventies, pnwmom Mar 2018 #15

You were VERY lucky. TomSlick Mar 2018 #18

Ten years earlier, my mother had gotten hurt in an accident pnwmom Mar 2018 #22

Hard lesson well learned. TomSlick Mar 2018 #24

One issue that older people have is they think they need a car to get to doctor's appointments. pnwmom Mar 2018 #25

Great, unless you live in a small town with no Uber drivers. TomSlick Mar 2018 #27

You're right, of course. Self-driving cars will be especially important in rural areas pnwmom Mar 2018 #29

Buggy Whips Union 101 local, represent! n/t X_Digger Mar 2018 #14

Thanks so much for adding significantly to this discussion. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #61

It'd be like kicking a puppy, when so many have already said it so well. X_Digger Mar 2018 #63

Safety, limit environmental impact, freedom of mobility... nt NCTraveler Mar 2018 #16

Two out of three ain't bad FrodosNewPet Mar 2018 #32

You didnt negate my points. Nt NCTraveler Mar 2018 #39

Well, in theory if people stop buying and owning cars in large numbers and are told 'you WILL share mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #56

I don't see why we use computers to communicate when we have perfectly good postal workers mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 #17

When is the last time someone died because their computer crashed into another Ferrets are Cool Mar 2018 #62

For the same reasons we want other technology gains mythology Mar 2018 #19

I would buy one tomorrow if.... Kilgore Mar 2018 #20

Self-driving cars are needed to fire hundreds of thousands of professional drivers. Doodley Mar 2018 #21

Tell us the last time you demanded to have a operator place your phone call... brooklynite Mar 2018 #23

Or an elevator operator. NT Adrahil Mar 2018 #34

Driving down the road is only a first step. rickford66 Mar 2018 #30

So many benefits eventually. Cars that talk to each other, space themselves out evenly. lostnfound Mar 2018 #44

I've been writing similar s/w for a dozen years or so. rickford66 Mar 2018 #50

This is why we need UBI. Because progress is painful but inevitable... Locut0s Mar 2018 #31

I'm with you. Pope George Ringo II Mar 2018 #53

Death to car culture. I don't care who or what is driving. hunter Mar 2018 #33

Good luck with that.... Adrahil Mar 2018 #35

yes! loyalsister Mar 2018 #36

They could be of vital importance for people with disabilities that prevent them from driving LeftishBrit Mar 2018 #38

most normal average Americans will grow older, lose their ability to see well enough to drive, DrDan Mar 2018 #41

"If I had asked the people what they wanted, they would have told me faster horses." EffieBlack Mar 2018 #42

They are as safe as our paper free electronic eections! McCamy Taylor Mar 2018 #43

Safety spinbaby Mar 2018 #45

Utility, freedom from mistakes, available on demand. Blue_true Mar 2018 #47

like who the hell would ride in them? samnsara Mar 2018 #51

Did they find the car guilty in the recent accident... Historic NY Mar 2018 #52

I own four vehicles, three are vintage SonofDonald Mar 2018 #54

We way overestimate the ability of technology to do human things. MineralMan Mar 2018 #57

Like most advances in technology treestar Mar 2018 #59

I think the real appeal to some people... forgotmylogin Mar 2018 #60