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I believe that is their plan. However, I don't see them going after the aftermarket—too many variables, and given the liability issues involved (for instance, w
by organsnyder 11y ago
I believe that is their plan. However, I don't see them going after the aftermarket—too many variables, and given the liability issues involved (for instance, what would happen if a sensor was installed incorrectly?), I think they'll avoid the aftermarket channel entirely.
- jfoutz 11y agoAt the opening yes. Midgame, is requiring autonomous cars only in certain situations - perhaps highway/freeway lanes. Endgame is, of course, autonomous only - aftermarket is inevitable there. But the tech will be old and reliable by then.
- organsnyder 11y agoI don't see us ever getting to a point where human drivers are prohibited—at least not in the time span where we'd need to worry about converting existing vehicles. In the USA at least, driving is so closely associated with the idea of "freedom" that such a move would be politically untenable, no matter the potential for lives saved. Also, I think that once the majority of vehicles are autonomous, the remaining human drivers become less of a danger—I'd argue that most accidents involve two parties making mistakes (even the "not-at-fault" driver wasn't driving as defensively as they could have been). It will be interesting to see how insurance rates change for autonomous vehicles—a vehicle with no potential for manual control should in theory be much cheaper to insure.