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CrackityJones75

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37. Remember when toasters and other appliances used to cause house fires

Mon Apr 19, 2021, 02:02 PM

Apr 2021

At used to happen at what we would today describe as an alarmingly high rate. Also the car was likely not being operated correctly.

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Won't find me in one. [View all] applegrove Apr 2021 OP

I would not take my hands off horse reins Watchfoxheadexplodes Apr 2021 #1

The driverless car advocates are somehow silent. What's up? brush Apr 2021 #2

Raises hand. Eko Apr 2021 #3

That is the question. We seem to be in a pause, sort of a radio silence... brush Apr 2021 #11

The Telsa isn't a driverless car Kaleva Apr 2021 #15

How to keep an attendant engaged while the car is on auto-pilot is huge... brush Apr 2021 #20

So your complaint with these cars has nothing to to do with this particular incident Kaleva Apr 2021 #22

In this incident, why wasn't someone being the attendant? Did they get bored,... brush Apr 2021 #23

I suspect beer was involved. Kaleva Apr 2021 #24

It shouldn't go without someone in the driver's seat TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #28

A person in this thread said the "Deadman switch" can be bypassed. Kaleva Apr 2021 #29

Judging by the amount of people killed by distracted driving in 'regular' cars... Lancero Apr 2021 #30

Do they cause fewer accidents? Is there enough data to say that? brush Apr 2021 #32

We will only know that once they hit the roads to generate that data. Lancero Apr 2021 #38

Well we keep hearing from advocates that driverless cars will cause... brush Apr 2021 #39

We also keep hearing from naysayers that they cause more accidents. Lancero Apr 2021 #40

Are the studies that say they can reduce accidents done in all weather... brush Apr 2021 #42

Are normal cars completely safe during those conditions? Lancero Apr 2021 #43

It's a simple question. Has data been collected in all-weather conditions? brush Apr 2021 #45

Older data, they did suffer in poor weather similar to regular drivers, however... Lancero Apr 2021 #46

Ok, I finally get it. There are not going to be any actual, driverless, all-weather cars... brush Apr 2021 #47

I'm hoping "true driverless" will be around before I get too old to drive. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #50

I would buy one of those too. The only way to get that now is with a chauffeur. brush Apr 2021 #52

There are other alternatives: Ubers, public transportation, retirement home transport vans, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #53

we accept 35,000-45,000 highway deaths per year with our current technology. Kaleva Apr 2021 #7

+1000, people forget that. It will just get better! Nt USALiberal Apr 2021 #13

I love modern technology and see it as a good thing. Kaleva Apr 2021 #17

Driverless cars are going to be the number one issue of the 2016 election. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2021 #21

I'd think that regulations on time travel would be more important by that point... Lancero Apr 2021 #25

The OP is about Teslas, not DeLoreans JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2021 #49

I believe the obvious benefits of robo-trucking will show the way FakeNoose Apr 2021 #55

I'll pass, I wouldn't trust it. One time my GPS directed me to enter the freeway via an off ramp Raine Apr 2021 #4

Technology progresses! It will be normal in 5-15 years. Nt USALiberal Apr 2021 #14

GPS only plays a small role in the actual autonomous aspect of these vehicles. nt RegularJam Apr 2021 #35

Teslas are not advertised as autonomous vehicles DavidDvorkin Apr 2021 #5

They absolutely do advertise them as autonomous vehicles kcr Apr 2021 #31

I wouldn't be too hard on "self-driving" vehicles. Disaffected Apr 2021 #6

They are still safer than humans driving. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #8

Not if you look at fatalities per billion miles gratuitous Apr 2021 #27

Link, please. nt. Mariana Apr 2021 #34

From the Eschaton blog gratuitous Apr 2021 #36

I'd like the link to the source you named in your post, please. Mariana Apr 2021 #41

Sorry, I didn't realize you don't know how to work a computer gratuitous Apr 2021 #44

That link doesn't have your stats on it n/t FreeState Apr 2021 #48

Lol, nice try! Nt USALiberal Apr 2021 #51

I personally would like to have such a vehicle. Kaleva Apr 2021 #9

Maybe the autopilot wanted to commit suicide. marie999 Apr 2021 #10

This is what Telsa says about the Autopilot feature Kaleva Apr 2021 #12

According to recent reports Mopar151 Apr 2021 #16

Would a bottle or can of beer work? Kaleva Apr 2021 #18

Likely nt Mopar151 Apr 2021 #19

Thank You...When you think you have seen it all...Yes, there is more!!! Stuart G Apr 2021 #26

I'm all for this technology for a lot of reasons. RegularJam Apr 2021 #33

Remember when toasters and other appliances used to cause house fires CrackityJones75 Apr 2021 #37

Yeah. I don't like giving up control ecstatic Apr 2021 #54