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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by GhostVII on Friday October 05, 2018 @03:06PM (#18150850)
Maybe that would be a good way of making cities more human friendly instead of car friendly - if you want to cross the road, just go for it and the cars will stop or avoid you. Probably not a good idea on highways and fast roads obviously.
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by origami777 on Friday October 05, 2018 @04:02PM (#18151242)
That's a great direction to think in. Eventually the car will become a relic of the past, like the horse drawn carriage.
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by zepearl on Friday October 05, 2018 @05:01PM (#18151712)
It will become a pure sport, like riding horses :)
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by EamonnMR on Friday October 05, 2018 @03:41PM (#18151099)
Most passengers won't want concussions and/or bit tongues from frequent high-speed stops due to impatient pedestrians.
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by bobthepanda on Friday October 05, 2018 @03:46PM (#18151130)
Probably why they added the caveat for high speed roads.
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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by rory096 on Friday October 05, 2018 @09:45PM (#18153030)
Relevant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woonerf

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Re:US to Allow Cars Without Steering Wheels by zepearl on Friday October 05, 2018 @03:16PM (#18150942)
Interesting point of view - this might be the real end result of the implementation of such automation. Still, some details will be tricky to solve... .
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