sho Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I, for one, am all for this. Not only self driving cars, I can imagine in about 20 years, where no one in my family will own a car. Just request one when we need it and it takes us where we go. Why pay insurance or car payments when I can just have an uber-service for a flat monthly fee? And no one would need to drive me around. No more car accidents, reduced emissions, no more reliance on fossil fuels. So many other benefits. Quote If the Department of Transportation grants GM's latest Safety Petition, the automaker will be able to deploy its no-steering-wheel, pedal-less autonomous car next year. GM has not only revealed what its level 4 self-driving vehicle will look like -- in a video you can watch after the break -- but also announced that it filed a Safety Petition to be able to deploy its completely driverless version of Chevy Bolt called Cruise AV in 2019. The company describes it as "the first production-ready vehicle built from the start to operate safely on its own, with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or manual controls." https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/12/gm-fully-autonomous-car-no-wheel-2018/ 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, sho said: I, for one, am all for this. Not only self driving cars, I can imagine in about 20 years, where no one in my family will own a car. Just request one when we need it and it takes us where we go. Why pay insurance or car payments when I can just have an uber-service for a flat monthly fee? And no one would need to drive me around. No more car accidents, reduced emissions, no more reliance on fossil fuels. So many other benefits. https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/12/gm-fully-autonomous-car-no-wheel-2018/ I like it! I wish Omaha had more/better mass transit. So this idea would be cool Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 No thanks....unless you are in a city and use this instead of mass transit. 1 Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I wouldn't have one. But I wish everyone else did. Might cut down on the vast number of idiot drivers out there. 2 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 This would also enable better ride-sharing, require fewer taxis/uber/lyft vehicles on the road, make electric vehicles even more practical, and need less parking lots. Another 10-15 years and less than 50% of people will drive anymore is my guess. And, depending on the accident rates of autonomous vehicles, car insurance may go up for those who continue to drive themselves. Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I am not remotely for this; driving is already a skill that is in decline; it's going to become even more rare if/when self-driving cars become popular. Quote Link to comment
sho Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 Another factor for this, it gives the aging generation more chance to stay independent. I know for me, the time is not too far into the future where I'll be talking to my parents (both early 80s) about relinquishing their driver's license. Now, outside of really not being able to drive, they are fully capable of living independently. Either they would have to pay a lot on a regular basis for cabs or ubers to get to their many doctor appointments, and the grocery store or anywhere else to travel or move to some sort of assisted facility. It's going to be a tough talk, but they shouldn't be on the road much longer. That said, if they could get one of these, they wouldn't have to move from the family home, which they have owned for 30 years. 2 Quote Link to comment
Making Chimichangas Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I am for this...I think. Human error accouts for, I'm guessing, 99.3% of all traffics accidents. If we take out the human, there will be far less accidents. Also, driverless cars can go faster and merge more seamlessly onto a busy street or highway with minimal congestion or slowdown. Think of it, no more rush hour traffic delays because Johnny Human Dumbass doesn't know how to merge properly then causes a domino effect of people behind him who have to slow down because he didn't get up to speed and take that natural gap. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Dangerous Idiot Sleeps While Driving His Tesla on Autopilot 1 Quote Link to comment
Moiraine Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 9:03 AM, Mavric said: Volvo is claiming the people in this video were testing pedestrian detection but their car didn’t actually have that feature. (I looked it up to see how bad the injuries were). Quote Link to comment
Big Red 40 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Helllllllllll no! I like to drive and I’m good at it ! I also love computers but I dread the day they take over our lives . Quote Link to comment
hskerprid Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 People who live in cities are all for this. Alot of us still live out in the country. So, no thanks..... Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 9:03 AM, Mavric said: I really hope the people the car hit are OK. However, I have to admit, I laughed. Quote Link to comment
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