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I'm not sure why you are in favor of the government taking away our basic freedoms, but I do not agree with you, sir. If you want to live in a fascist country,

• lfowles 10y ago
  Well, you can't trot your horse down the highway. Not a far stretch to say "manual operation" cars are restricted to a subset of roads.
• Thimothy 10y ago
  As self-driving highways, with cars that move at 250 km/h (155 mph), become common, regular driving will probably be restricted to secondary roads first, tertiary later. As time goes by, you will be seen as a nuisance from most of the drivers, as your car will be restricted to driving 60 km/h (37 mph) less than the rest in the same kind of road. So by the time a law passes that forbids non-autonomous driving, it won't be a "fascist government" but your own countrymen who will take your "basic freedom" away. But don't worry, I was using the "you" figuratively, by the time this happens, I don't think any of us will be alive. And, of course, there is always the off-chance that someone codifies in the constitution the right to drive a car, assuring that future generations have the freedom to kill themselves in the roads as we proudly do today.
  • gwbas1c 10y ago
    I don't think that will ever happen. We'll all be traveling via self-driving drones instead! The roads will just be for hobbyists who like to drive their own cars (and write their own code,) and probably transportation of heavy materials.
  • paulddraper 10y ago
    The Autobahn does fine with very varied speeds.