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46. They don't offer an affordable car now.

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Nissan plans to offer affordable self-driving cars by 2020 [View all] raccoon Aug 2013 OP

Will it flip other drivers off in traffic jams? Bluzmann57 Aug 2013 #1

Maybe different models of cars will behave differently. A certain model will be an agressive driver raccoon Aug 2013 #3

No,but it will permit drivers to devote their full attention Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #77

I would think hard about getting one! MADem Aug 2013 #2

Was just thinking that supernova Aug 2013 #9

99 times out of a hundred, they do just fine--it's that hundredth time that is an issue. MADem Aug 2013 #11

No thanks, snooper2 Aug 2013 #4

What am I missing? MADem Aug 2013 #14

Well, he was in a manual :) snooper2 Aug 2013 #18

I have only owned one "automatic" car. MADem Aug 2013 #48

The passenger dude owns a company that rents exotic cars to people snooper2 Aug 2013 #54

Nice work if you can get it!!! nt MADem Aug 2013 #69

Stuff like that is so Twentieth Century... tinrobot Aug 2013 #25

There is a reason they still sell this snooper2 Aug 2013 #31

They also still sell buggy whips... tinrobot Aug 2013 #38

Interestingly, still possible. Xithras Aug 2013 #58

Fuck Self Driving Cars Drale Aug 2013 #5

research in one area doesn't preclude the other (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2013 #7

In this case it does because Drale Aug 2013 #8

Big assumption... thesquanderer Aug 2013 #67

Do you honestly think that if an electric car that MicaelS Aug 2013 #12

Right now they can't, that is why Drale Aug 2013 #13

Practical electric cars are limited by current battery technology. MicaelS Aug 2013 #17

My Tesla's range is about the same as my G wagon. truthisfreedom Aug 2013 #20

We do not have widespread rapid recharging stations needed. MicaelS Aug 2013 #26

G Wagon????? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #68

Exactly. wtmusic Aug 2013 #23

Self driving cars may offer a more immediate environmental benefit than electric cars. Xithras Aug 2013 #62

Exactly! kentauros Aug 2013 #74

Self-driving electric cars would be environmentally sound KamaAina Aug 2013 #93

Sounds like BS to me... Helen Borg Aug 2013 #6

Why not? Xithras Aug 2013 #76

I thought these were called busses? ;-) n/t eggplant Aug 2013 #10

So I guess the manufacturers will ask Congress for immunity when computer malfunctions & KittyWampus Aug 2013 #15

Being able to drink and drive is good. Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #42

My first thought on SDC: GREAT! My 2nd: How Long B4 They Are Hacked? panzerfaust Aug 2013 #86

Self-driving JustanAngel Aug 2013 #97

That is what insurance is for The Second Stone Aug 2013 #108

Why not just upgrade rail and bus systems? ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #16

That's great but I need it to do 25 miles over the speed limit. ileus Aug 2013 #19

who'd even want one?? Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #21

I would, I would love one. MicaelS Aug 2013 #32

You can do all that on a train. n/t aggiesal Aug 2013 #47

Yes, but neither a train, nor a bus runs at night. MicaelS Aug 2013 #50

I won't trust an . . . aggiesal Aug 2013 #65

Much less traffic at night... MicaelS Aug 2013 #66

Blind people... tinrobot Aug 2013 #34

Blind people...Bus/taxi Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #37

Feel free to cling to your steering wheel. tinrobot Aug 2013 #40

Safe? And there's evidence of this? n/t aggiesal Aug 2013 #49

No evidence yet other than manufacturer claims... tinrobot Aug 2013 #75

Can you provide a link to Google's data? n/t aggiesal Aug 2013 #81

The actual data? No. Just articles that summarize the data. tinrobot Aug 2013 #88

"People who are too infirm to drive....Shouldn't be driving anywhere but to a hospital" Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #43

Blind people (and others with disabilities)...Often low-income KamaAina Aug 2013 #96

As well as all the rest of us out there that are 100% fed up kentauros Aug 2013 #45

My father-in-law (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #41

Me! That was one thing I really liked about Kansas. It was so easy to drive there! raccoon Aug 2013 #55

I think it's an awesome idea, personally shanti Aug 2013 #98

Like Asiana's self-driving plane? wtmusic Aug 2013 #22

There's Sum Ting Wong with that post KamaAina Aug 2013 #94

That's the point. wtmusic Aug 2013 #95

Yay, we'll be able to bar hop again! Lasher Aug 2013 #24

I would never trust a car I can't get drunk with. nt wtmusic Aug 2013 #27

So who insures these things? tinrobot Aug 2013 #28

Heh...good question. nt wtmusic Aug 2013 #30

In the 60's RobinA Aug 2013 #29

So no more tickets? damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #33

But if you are late on your registration or taxes, woo me with science Aug 2013 #107

The Rolling Drones. Amonester Aug 2013 #35

Only if they can take my personal clone places where I don't want to go BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #36

It'll be interesting when the first virus hits these. Heywood J Aug 2013 #39

That assumes that the car will be online. kentauros Aug 2013 #51

15 year old admits hacking NASA Computers KittyWampus Aug 2013 #56

Again, you're assuming the cars will be "online." kentauros Aug 2013 #61

I assume the cars will have to be online. How else will they know where they are? A Simple Game Aug 2013 #70

GPS is satellite based. kentauros Aug 2013 #72

The GPS data has to be linked to the computer, that allows a way in. A Simple Game Aug 2013 #82

I Have done research, as well as read about this idea over the years. kentauros Aug 2013 #83

So these cars become uber-authoritarian cars. If road says 55 mph, it will detect that and enforce KittyWampus Aug 2013 #59

I'm all for fewer cars on the road, kentauros Aug 2013 #63

Perhaps telecommuting is resisted Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #101

I know that is one of the reasons it's resisted. kentauros Aug 2013 #104

Because it's not necessarily unrealistic to fly an airplane back to the airline's home base Heywood J Aug 2013 #89

You are continuing to make an ASSUMPTION. kentauros Aug 2013 #90

Assumption? JustanAngel Aug 2013 #99

Yes, it probably has happened on the rare occasion. kentauros Aug 2013 #100

First time a car takes control over what I'm doing . . . aggiesal Aug 2013 #44

They don't offer an affordable car now. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #46

My thought exactly. What would the price be? RebelOne Aug 2013 #84

What's also interesting about this story is that within the last ten years or so, kentauros Aug 2013 #52

"Daily driving isn't fun; it's a necessity." Amen to that. nt raccoon Aug 2013 #60

Daily driving isn't fun ?... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #80

Well, there are days when the same thing happens to me! kentauros Aug 2013 #85

If they're going to use a Garman or Map Quest... Historic NY Aug 2013 #53

It's only a matter of time before one of those cars sufrommich Aug 2013 #57

More like the home-computer will refuse to open the garage door. kentauros Aug 2013 #64

I hope i'm dead by the time this shit happens olddots Aug 2013 #71

For the most part, it's not about convenience. kentauros Aug 2013 #73

No thanks. I really enjoy driving large old cars. Throd Aug 2013 #78

Let the lawsuits begin!!... n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #79

I would miss PasadenaTrudy Aug 2013 #87

Join an automotive club, and go to their Track Days. kentauros Aug 2013 #91

Parole officers will love these jmowreader Aug 2013 #92

dam...i`ll be able to drive when i`m 80.... madrchsod Aug 2013 #102

You'd also remain safe when a nap comes on. kentauros Aug 2013 #105

I'll be able to get some work done during my commute. yurbud Aug 2013 #103

May the ears of the drivers of the Camry, Corolla and Prius perk up and take notice. flvegan Aug 2013 #106

One Of The Great Paradigm-Shifting Breakthroughs In The Age Of Modern Technology drgoodword Aug 2013 #109