Advanced Technology
At the Consumer Electronics Show one of the highlights was the driverless technology that is ready to deploy. Several car companies have approached Congress to start working on new laws for this tec...
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wildtoad wrote:sch911 wrote:
Driverless cars are still 8 to 10 years away. The tech may be there (sort of) but the insurance industry (among other things) is not ready yet.
Agree. But the legal system will make out very nicely. Who bears the blame when a vehicle sold as "No driver required" crashes into a van load of kids? The owner? The dealer? The manufacturer? Those idiots at DOT who approved them for sale?
All of the above.
Just because it can be done doesn't mean it should be done.
I for one can't wait for it. The worst computer system ( Read Microsoft) will still result in many thousands less accidents than we currently have. Add in that we won't need to keep adding more expensive highways with cars being able to travel maybe ten feet apart and no more drunk or distracted drivers it will be a definite improvement.
