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Every time a self-driving car story pops up, I think of Rush's Red Barchetta. I have a sinking feeling we're eventually going to get to a point where traditiona
by toxican 12y ago
Every time a self-driving car story pops up, I think of Rush's Red Barchetta. I have a sinking feeling we're eventually going to get to a point where traditional cars are completely outlawed. I definitely would love to be driven to work every morning, but I know I'd miss having the option to drive myself with the windows down. Driving can be fun!
- lars512 12y agoI'm sure they'll have historical districts where you can rent an old time car and drive manually on weekends, with the appropriate waivers and insurance forms signed :)
- krapp 12y agoA future where personal freedom and autonomy is treated as a dangerous and obsolete quirk? Where do I sign up?
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- Retric 12y agoYou can still ride a horse just not on public roads. I expect driving to be no different.
- toxican 12y agoHa...I've been through Amish country and obviously they still do the horse/buggy thing. It has me thinking of a neo amish faction that will still drive cars on the side of the road at 60mph while all of the self-driven cars blaze by at 500mph.
- mxfh 12y agoNo need to outlaw anything. But getting a human driven car insured for urban traffic will be quite likely seen as a luxury/leisure expense someday.
- tekalon 12y agoSince less youth are getting driver's licences/cars than before, I wouldn't be surprised if that is what happens. A family buys a self-driving car that drops off and picks up everyone when needed. Driver's licences will drop within a generation, the tests for a licence will get harder and more costly. Inspections and registrations will also have higher qualifications, so old cars will be either scrapped or kept as a hobby or collectors item. Thinking more and more about it, I'm loving the potential future.
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