"We hope you enjoyed the ride."
Posted on 12/21/2014 10:53:10 AM PST by PROCON
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's Department of Motor Vehicles will miss a year-end deadline to adopt new rules for cars of the future because regulators first have to figure out how they'll know whether "driverless" vehicles are safe.
It's a rare case of the law getting ahead of an emerging technology and reflects regulators' struggle to balance consumer protection with innovation.
Safety is a chief selling point, since self-driving cars — thanks to an array of sensors — promise to have much greater road awareness and quicker reaction time than people. Plus, they won't text, drink or doze off.
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I ask you; would you let your kids be driven to school in a driverless car?
Nothing is truly safe.
If networked, they can and will be hacked.
If they ever get them to work reliably, they would be most useful for people who are too old to drive safely.
If it's KITT, yes; Christine, no.
"We hope you enjoyed the ride."
They are really wondering what this will do to their revenue stream, that’s the big concern.
LOL!
I did like that show.
so in an accident between a driver and a driverless car the driverless car is always assumed to be not at fault?
Seems a little racist... or sexist ...or .....somthing-ist?
How about one Googlemobile for you, one for your gear, and one for your dog?
And imagine the panic when other drivers see your dog alone in the Googlemobile!
Does that robot car have a frikkin’ laser on its roof?
One word - Hastings
That’s where they put all the sensors which keep you safe as the Googlemobile rockets to its top speed of 25 mph.
How unpleasant to know your destination has been changed in route to Grandma's. Little Red Riding Hood would not approve, but who gives a damn what she thinks.
Incidentally, you KNOW they will be networked to avoid collisions on the freeways, roads, and back alleys of America and to let big brother know your every move, real-time and historically. Don't believe me, then ask them to show you the pictures.
And when the server goes down...you're stopped dead in the water (not literally I hope) and miles away from nowhere or worse. If you have a manual override and a permit to drive you may continue, otherwise you may be SOL. Be sure to pack a lunch and bring your overcoat just in case.
And be sure your software level is updated to the correct level. Always file a "flight" plan with the government authorities in case you don't arrive and they have to start a search.
Never tamper with or attempt to override the speed throttle controller. Big brother will take care of all adjustments needed to assure you (and thousands of other concurrent users) will arrive in a safe and timely manner. Pray there are no "blue screens of death" while enroute to your destination.
Yep, it's a carefully thoughtout plan. Would big brother lie about this? Hackers are going to have a field day and there's going to be blood on the highways.
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