Volvo's self driving car, with no human assistance needed, will be ready in 2020! 4 Years!!

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15. Sure it's (italics) possible (/italics), but is it feasible?

What it would take more than just cars, and way more than just cars, is a supporting infrastructure. There's going to need to be two-way communication between the car and its environment.

I remember seeing video of a test done somewhere in the San Diego area. There were some kind of devices embedded in the asphalt, evenly spaced, and a matching device in the car. The two of them communicated as the car passed over and the car received information such as how long had been since the last car passed that spot among other things. The highlight of the video was 10 cars separated by a matter of inches going about 100 mph down the road with no one in a driver seat except in the first car.

So while I think it is possible, it's not simply a matter of producing the cars. There will need to be an infrastructure for them to communicate with. Otherwise there are too many variables such as poorly visible lines, no lines, dirt roads, construction zones, broken down cars, accidents caused by those still allowed to hold a steering wheel in their hands and blocking the roadway ahead, etc.

Possible yes. Feasible, questionably. I'd much rather see affordable education, universal healthcare, an end to food insecurity, housing for all, and a host of other societal ills addressed with the money it's going to cost. Because in the end, it will be taxes that create the infrastructure the car companies will force upon society.