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It seems to me this encouragement of partial attention while driving just doesn't work for human reasons. The more you give people an excuse not to participate

It seems to me this encouragement of partial attention while driving just doesn't work for human reasons. The more you give people an excuse not to participate the more they will withdraw and blame technology when something goes wrong. You're either driving or you're not - there is no middle ground.

clairity 7y ago
yup, driving must be a full-focus activity because of the non-negligible probability of death (to you or others). partial self-driving tech like lane-assist and collision avoidance only serve to dull our driving skill and makes us unattentive while driving.
- bob1029 7y ago
  The in-car distractions that come factory standard are absolutely ridiculous at this point. Everyone is such a lazy asshole now that you probably couldn't hope to start moving the needle back in the other direction though. The consequences of ripping out all of these driver 'assist' technologies at this point would probably cause a Mad Max episode to unfold on our roadways every morning. It's also really sad the impact this has all had on the car market as a whole. The diversity of options has radically diminished in my opinion. Look at 2007 lineups and compare to 2019 lineups. Every car today is just the same goddamn turbocharged V6/I4 with whatever arbitrary body tacked on top. Everything. Ford has what? Like 4 unique chassis now for the consumer market? I think BMW finally got down to monochassis. I bet that higher degree of coupling makes their lives a lot easier, but it makes my experience as a driving enthusiast dull.
  - clairity 7y ago
    yes, and to be fair, most driving is pure drudgery, going back and forth to the same places over and over, often zoning out on the tail lights of the car creeping along in front of you. it's understandable how things got this way, but it's certainly not desirable.
    - olivermarks 7y ago
      All the more reason for people to remain vigilant. Truck driving is often described as 95% tedium and 5% of unexpected nerve wrenching events. It's that 5% we all have to be in good shape for even if you are 'zoning out on the tail lights of the car creeping along in front' - that's when something might come flying out of nowhere at you and you need to be ready...

clairity 7y ago

yup, driving must be a full-focus activity because of the non-negligible probability of death (to you or others). partial self-driving tech like lane-assist and collision avoidance only serve to dull our driving skill and makes us unattentive while driving.

bob1029 7y ago
The in-car distractions that come factory standard are absolutely ridiculous at this point. Everyone is such a lazy asshole now that you probably couldn't hope to start moving the needle back in the other direction though. The consequences of ripping out all of these driver 'assist' technologies at this point would probably cause a Mad Max episode to unfold on our roadways every morning. It's also really sad the impact this has all had on the car market as a whole. The diversity of options has radically diminished in my opinion. Look at 2007 lineups and compare to 2019 lineups. Every car today is just the same goddamn turbocharged V6/I4 with whatever arbitrary body tacked on top. Everything. Ford has what? Like 4 unique chassis now for the consumer market? I think BMW finally got down to monochassis. I bet that higher degree of coupling makes their lives a lot easier, but it makes my experience as a driving enthusiast dull.
- clairity 7y ago
  yes, and to be fair, most driving is pure drudgery, going back and forth to the same places over and over, often zoning out on the tail lights of the car creeping along in front of you. it's understandable how things got this way, but it's certainly not desirable.
  - olivermarks 7y ago
    All the more reason for people to remain vigilant. Truck driving is often described as 95% tedium and 5% of unexpected nerve wrenching events. It's that 5% we all have to be in good shape for even if you are 'zoning out on the tail lights of the car creeping along in front' - that's when something might come flying out of nowhere at you and you need to be ready...