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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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