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The problem with driverless cars is that not everyone will switch to driverless cars overnight, so the driverless cars will have to deal with drivers. Ever had
by seanp2k2 13y ago
The problem with driverless cars is that not everyone will switch to driverless cars overnight, so the driverless cars will have to deal with drivers. Ever had your GPS tell you to get in the wrong lane? I'd love to see how well a Google self-driving car gets on trying to get over 4 lanes in a mile in gridlock traffic. I live in the bay area, and you only ever see the self-driving cars out when traffic is very light. It'll probably be a "better cruise control" long before we have cars that we can get into, program a destination, and sit back while the car takes us there. It's a nice dream, but it seems 10+ years from being viable.
- derekp7 13y agoFor the "better cruise control" aspect, I can envision the user interface giving the drive the illusion of driving in a rut in the road. So that when the car drifts to one of the lane edges, there would be a slight tug on the steering wheel similar to what you would feel if the road was cupped -- but something you can easily overcome if you intend to.