Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by bambax on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @06:28PM
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Self-driving cars of the future don't need to look / be shaped like a conventional car. Not all of them at least.
The ones designed for slow night travel don't need to be air efficient, they could be shaped like a big square with almost real beds (like on a train).
Re:Waymo: Google's self-driving car company
by semi-extrinsic on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @02:23AM
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That would be hilariously unsafe in case of a crash. Look, we already have big square cars with beds in them, called RVs, and it's illegal and highly unsafe to sleep in those beds while driving.
It doesn't matter how slow and safe the autonomous car is, as long as it's traveling on the same roads as other cars, some of which are fast and driven by humans, crash safety is very much an issue.
Have you ever been in a car?
I've gotten plenty of sleep in cars, but never has the word "comfortable" crossed my mind when I woke up afterwards. I reckon it's something about that whole annoying safety thing requiring you to sit still upright strapped to your seat that ruins the comfort factor for me. YMMV though.