I think that the probability is greater than 90% that driverless cars will happen.
Driverless cars will mean the end of mass car ownership
- Thread starter dbphoenix
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They will happen if we don't destroy or selves first ofcourse.
Google is my issue there shit, they can't write software, there new versions have bits removed we used and liked not better new functions.
Give it 20 years for the tech to get there i say, then how good will they be at avoiding human drivers?
Looking at 30 years before i can afford to get a 10 year old.
Motorway, dual track maybe sooner that would be easier.
Low speed 20mph city cars maybe, more of an auto follow for stop start city driving. Back to manual for side streets.
Country roads no chance, as in single track not without data linking all cars and removing human drivers 100%
Google is my issue there shit, they can't write software, there new versions have bits removed we used and liked not better new functions.
Give it 20 years for the tech to get there i say, then how good will they be at avoiding human drivers?
Looking at 30 years before i can afford to get a 10 year old.
Motorway, dual track maybe sooner that would be easier.
Low speed 20mph city cars maybe, more of an auto follow for stop start city driving. Back to manual for side streets.
Country roads no chance, as in single track not without data linking all cars and removing human drivers 100%
it's called auto pilot, not for all applications but preferable for some. I think the OP was referring to totally driverless taxis. Once an urban area is set up for them, I see no reason why they have no future.
And keep in mind, taxis are not expensive because cab companies just really like to pay their drivers a lot of money.
I've enjoyed the thoughtful posts to this thread, few as they may be. But the chief reason I posted it had to do with the effects on the auto industries, including suppliers, here and worldwide and the potential effects on the economy (which is why I posted it in this forum). If no one has thought about it, perhaps soon would be a good time to start.
ok, we're anxiously waiting for you to post your thoughts on the matter. Look through your internet posting manual. Right there between cut and paste and snarky replies is a technique called "posting your thoughts and opinions." If you don't have an opinion you could just search the internet for someone that can actually think for themselves, and then just simply cut and paste it, and then personalize it with a snarky reply. Sort of like when you write "Happy Birthday Jane" on a Hallmark card which already says Happy Birthday.
??? I already posted my thoughts and opinions. What, that's not good enough for you? well don't that beat all, I post my thoughts and then get scolded because they don't live up to the replies you were hoping to attract. I can't claim it works, but some say you can lead by example. I can't cut and post as good as you, and I'm a little too opinionated to limit myself to snarky replies like you, but if you would lead by posting at least one intelligent thought, maybe I could follow.
Too many variables to consider, just wait and see.
There will always be cars ( while there is civilisation ) so there will always be a auto industry of a sort, the first driveless cars will be expensive, got to wait for the trickle down effect before there the norm.
Well, I guess that I wasn't explicit enough with my previous post. I was thinking bigger picture than just the auto sector. I think that we are at the beginning stages of the robotic revolution. Right here. Right now.
I agree, both with the robotic point and the "right now" point. It does little good at some point in the future to look back and sigh over what one might have/should have done. Which is why now is the time to evaluate the potential consequences for auto manufacturers and suppliers and start looking around -- if one hasn't done so already -- at who the movers and shakers are or are likely to be in a "driverless car" environment.