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The scenario described is so rare, that "calling someone with a winch" is likely to become the de-facto scenario. Why the unnecessary redundancy of having every
by fixermark 11y ago
The scenario described is so rare, that "calling someone with a winch" is likely to become the de-facto scenario. Why the unnecessary redundancy of having every car able to be controlled manually when in the very, very common case it's not needed?
People already keep AAA memberships in their wallets instead of a spare tire, tire wrench, jack, jumper cables, and starter one-shot battery in their trunk.
- gambiting 11y agoRare? Where? Where I live we get a very heavy snowfall in Winter, and even a regular trip to shops ends in me trying to get moving again by rocking the car back and forth to get out of snow. Unless automatic vehicles will drive only on clean, dry roads in pristine condition?
- jessaustin 11y ago[EDIT] OK you have snow tires. Then what's the deal? I've lived in snowbound places, without snow tires, and rarely had difficulty getting moving again after parking half an hour to shop. Sure, if you leave your car in a bad spot during a snowstorm you'll have problems in the morning, but most robocars will never have that problem, because they will only park in safe secure areas and only during the 2AM-5AM "quiet" period when people don't want to go places.
- gambiting 11y agoI have a set of snow tyres, and chains are illegal on regular roads, even in snow.
- slantyyz 11y ago>> I've lived in snowbound places, without snow tires, and rarely had difficulty getting moving again That is a YMMV statement. I live in Canada, and after a major snowfall, I've seen plenty people get stuck --while-- driving on residential streets that hadn't been plowed yet. Starting from a stop and going up hills are often a problem in that situation too.