Re:India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs
by ceejayoz on Monday July 24, 2017 @09:11PM
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The "once self-driving cars hit" point would be their legalization in your scenario, with the same rapid uptake described unless government implements some sort of quota system allowing only a small number to be added at once.
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Re:India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs
by danenania on Monday July 24, 2017 @09:56PM
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I'll buy that. My point is that it's not something that will happen all of a sudden. First, the tech needs to be ready. Then we'll have a years-long period of political wrangling. And once we finally get through that, sure, adoption could be swift. But people in tech who think this is just going to sail through aren't in touch with how the majority of people look at the world... they're sort of like the folks who thought Google Glass would be a smashing success.
Re:India will ban driverless cars in order to protect jobs
by ceejayoz on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @09:34AM
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> But people in tech who think this is just going to sail through aren't in touch with how the majority of people look at the world... they're sort of like the folks who thought Google Glass would be a smashing success.
Maybe, maybe not. We've seen tech outpace regulation many times - Facebook and privacy, Uber and taxis, e-mail and spam, etc.