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I think steering wheels still are needed, the car will not be driverless for all cases.

• masklinn 9y ago
  There's no driver in the seat, it's not like the elderly passengers can jump to the front and take command.
  • adrianmonk 9y ago
    Let's say the LIDAR on top breaks down while the car is on a trip and that the car manages to safely pull into a parking lot. You want to get it back to the shop to fix it. You could always send a tow truck, but if it has a steering wheel, it's a whole lot easier to just send a driver.
    • SquirrelOnFire 9y ago
      Couldn't you send a driver out with a USB (or similar) steering wheel? That way an unlicensed driver wouldn't be able to operate the machine.
      • mgms3535 9y ago
        Teleportation is also a solution
      • sangnoir 9y ago
        Let's say the Lidar took down the CAN bus with it. Why needlessly complicate a v0.9 product that came with a mechanically-linked steering wheel from the factory?
• wepple 9y ago
  One solution suggested for this is a remote driver when needed.