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It’s funny reading “autonomous car” and “self-driving car”. We can be certain that will eventually sound as silly as the old name for cars “horseless carriage”.
by user3939382 4y ago
It’s funny reading “autonomous car” and “self-driving car”. We can be certain that will eventually sound as silly as the old name for cars “horseless carriage”.
- docfort 4y agoI don’t know. “Car” is short for carriage. Arguably, horse-drawn carriages had certain levels of autonomy. An “automobile” focuses on the automated, or mechanical, nature of the conveyance. These days, “auto” is usually focused on mechanical thought. I imagine that we might just collectively redefine one of our existing terms once it is not so ambiguous anymore.