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PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
8. Probably not.
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 08:20 PM
Nov 2025

The technology is no where near ready. I believe that driverless cars require a lot of technological support that doesn't exactly exist right now. One friend of mine likes to point out that the apparent accident rate for the driverless cabs in San Francisco have very low accident rates, although apparently they also do things like not stop for school busses, and they are only operating in a limited area.

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This is scary, just passed along semi and [View all] Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 OP
Seen it. mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2025 #1
Suffering succotash. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #2
Years ago I was heading to a hearing at about 4:30 AM. rsdsharp Nov 2025 #3
Yikes! Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #4
In a few years, the long-haul semis will be driverless, or robot-driven FakeNoose Nov 2025 #5
Probably not. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2025 #8
It's already happening, FakeNoose Niagara Nov 2025 #12
Last summer... 2naSalit Nov 2025 #14
My youngest son just bought a used Volvo with only 14,000 miles on it peggysue2 Nov 2025 #6
You think these driverless cars Deminpenn Nov 2025 #21
LOL. No way at least not yet. peggysue2 Nov 2025 #23
The roving crews don't even give a warning that there's a lane ahead closed Deminpenn Nov 2025 #24
I95 is always a dice throw; you never know what you're going to get peggysue2 Nov 2025 #25
I95 is busy no matter when Deminpenn Nov 2025 #29
When I lived in Japan in the '90s ... Straw Man Nov 2025 #7
I guess the Japanese are much more sensible PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2025 #10
Yes it is Ferryboat Nov 2025 #9
Maybe Timewas Nov 2025 #11
I have seen drivers reading books and newspapers in their cars, and this was in the 1980s and 1990s. tblue37 Nov 2025 #13
You would be surprised at what truck drivers see Emile Nov 2025 #15
Are you sure it wasn't a gps with a large screen? BluesRunTheGame Nov 2025 #16
No, it was a show. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #17
Okay, I've seen that too. BluesRunTheGame Nov 2025 #18
Dvd players KentuckyWoman Nov 2025 #19
Georgia porn. rubbersole Nov 2025 #20
I've seen worse, but it wasn't a trucker. LudwigPastorius Nov 2025 #22
We watched THE GAME on my phone one year driving back from Georgia underpants Nov 2025 #26
It is common. Onthefly Nov 2025 #27
It's mind-blowing. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #28
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