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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by enraged_camel on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @04:50PM (#4352211)
>> Eating food from a tube could also give us a lot more free time but we don't do it because it is not an enjoyable experience. We not only enjoy the flavors and textures that regular food provides, we also enjoy the rituals that accompany eating. In this regard driving cars is somewhat similar.

Yeah, I felt this way for about two weeks after I learned how to drive. After that, it quickly got tedious and boring.

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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by danparsonson on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @05:35PM (#4352454)
I've been driving for over 10 years and I still enjoy almost every journey - I think autonomous cars are a fantastic idea but I would miss driving if I couldn't ever do it.
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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by enraged_camel on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @07:27PM (#4352944)
I don't think the automation would ever be mandatory. It would be more like auto-pilot, where it would do most of the mundane driving, but let you take over when you want.
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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by mchusma on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @08:20PM (#4353160)
Do you think once the automated car gets to the point where it causes 1000x less fatalities, that people would still allow the freedom to drive a 3 ton missile around public? I personally think not.
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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by protomyth on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @10:35PM (#4353573)
The first software recall on the driving software might be the end of it. Its going to take a while, probably a generation or two of people.
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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by zanny on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @06:13PM (#4352633)
It was never enjoyable to me, what with moving tons of steel 5x faster than primates evolved to move at. And all the other people on the road doing the same thing, often with texting and coffee and other distractions making it all the worse.

I can't wait for the self driving car, because I have much more faith in computer systems than your average person off the street.

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