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Self driving cars. Your car drops you off in front of your driveway, and goes park itself wherever there is a spot, in a 5-minute driving distance from your ho
by mrb 13y ago
Self driving cars.
Your car drops you off in front of your driveway, and goes park itself wherever there is a spot, in a 5-minute driving distance from your house.
Need to leave the house? Press a button on your smartphone to notify your car 5 min ahead of time to come pick you up.
(Laws to allow driverless cars would need to be written and voted. Right now, driverless car laws require the presence of a human in the driver seat.)
- anigbrowl 13y agoAt least the laws are mainly ready for driverless cars. Requiring a human as a failsafe is a reasonable short-term compromise - I am 100% for letting computers drive but there are bound to be a few bugs that will emerge in the first 5-10 years, just like algorithmic trading can lead to unwanted cascade effects. Enough people have a driving license that I don't think the 'human driver' requirement will be a major barrier to adoption. The main disadvantage will be on late nights, since people who are unfit to drive due to alcohol/drug consumption won't be able to use the driverless cars to get home.