Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads with no one at the wheel

Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by FreakyT on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @04:48PM (#15647974)

I feel like a car has greater potential for comfort than even a "comfortable" reclining bus seat.

For example, right now the idea of a folding bed in a car isn't something you'll ever see as an option, since it would only really appeal to people trying to live in their cars, which probably don't overlap much with the "people who buy fancy cars with fancy extras" market segment. However, in a future where a car can auto-drive you on a long-distance trip, why not offer an actual bed mode in the car as a purchasable option?

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Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by scirocco on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @05:43PM (#15648399)

A bed. With seat belt :)

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Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by barney54 on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @11:39PM (#15649936)

In the future cars might be so safe you don't need a seat belt. Another thing that changes with autonomy is a reduction of crash-related features.

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Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by Piskvorrr on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @04:32AM (#15650887)

Improbable, unless you can handwave terrain away. (And deer. And malfunctions. And...) There's so many things a car can impact besides other cars that a non-seatbelt in a car is far less likely than cars being replaced by some other form of transport.

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Re:Waymo now testing its self-driving cars on public roads w... by lddemi on Tuesday November 07, 2017 @09:50PM (#15649596)

Imagine something like a modern first class cabin with the concept of 180 degree flat bed-seats.

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