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13/11/15
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Originally posted by acorn
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Some good questions there Dex .
Responsibility - the vehicles owner . As cars will have all sorts of camera's , blackboxes and other recording devices , at least the cause of the accident should be pretty clear .
Impairment - assuming that these cars can be fully autonomous ( big ask ) , then being 3 sheets to the wind shouldn't matter . Think of it like getting a taxi home after a big night . You are trusting the taxi driver to get you home safely . The autonomous car is simply replacing the taxi driver .
Speed limits - yeah , that will be controlled . Maybe these cars will be able to travel faster in certain situations ( freeways ) because they will be communicating with each other and the road . I reckon the merging issue on freeways will be largely solved ( we do it so badly at the moment ) . These cars will help eliminate freeways slowing to a crawl because one driver had tapped his brakes . There could be serious benefits there . Even parking might be better as your car can drop you off and go find a parking spot quite a distance away . When you want your car , you just summon it and it comes back .
Jobs will go unfortunately . But just as in the past , new opportunities will be found . One benefit I see is that people will be able to move away from shift work . Taxi drivers , delivery drivers etc won't have to work rubbish hours anymore . Also , because driver schedules won't have to revolve around human restrictions , there should be some efficiency gains . Try getting a taxi on a Saturday night now . Autonomous vehicles should sort that out .
Greenies - I think that driverless vehicles will add to the efficiency of transport so that should keep the greenies happy .
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" Even parking might be better as your car can drop you off and go find a parking spot quite a distance away . When you want your car , you just summon it and it comes back ."
that's already here to a small degree ----------- BMW 7 series.
In the supermarket car park or any tight car park - you pull up just out of the car park - you get out, where you can open the door easily - then, the car parks itself, it locks as you walk away.
On return, the car starts and backs out, stops, where you can open the door - you get in and drive off.
So - that's here already - only a short distance though.
Next year?
Pinto