Driverless Cars Far More Likely To Get Into Crashes, Study Finds

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 10/29/2015 | John Merline

[sportutegrl]

Sounds like insurance fraud: “Hey, one of those driverless cars, deep pocket insurance, I’m gonna cut in front and squat”

[lacrew]

Reasons driverless cars will never be used in a large scale manner:

1. No amount of programming can account for every situation

2. All the sensors needed for this to work would get dirty on a daily basis for those of use living in flyover country, on dirt roads.

3. Cities and counties will not be able to make up for lost revenue from traffic citations.

[old gringo]

i have lost three trucks to people yaking on the damn things.

[minnesota_bound]

I had a lady tailgate me this morning, she also was weaving back and forth. She finally went around me then tailgated the next car then switched lanes and did this to a bus! Then switched lanes then crossed over 3 in one move to the left lane and roared off. Pretty typical day I guess for her. The car she was in was for all intents was driverless!

[upcountryhorseman]

It makes more sense to develop driverless trucks. They would have the same economies as trains.

[minnesota_bound]

I want someone at the wheel.

[Elsie]

Computers have two advantages over humans, they don't get impatient or angry.

 

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[longtermmemmory]

in related news, experts all agree Reardon Metal is dangerous to children. (/s)

for those in rio linda, read atlas shrugged.

[Elsie]

The car will snap a picture of the jackass, who will be identified by facial recognition and issued a citation.

The car will snap a picture of the SPEEDBUMP, who will be identified by TREAD PATTERN and issued a BICYCLE; for who wants an old, used Citation?

[Vince Ferrer]

Uber works now.

[momincombatboots]

Thanks for posting that... I thought about a Merc.. For those features... It would have to be flawless and amazing to pry that much money from me because it is the top end of my budget... Maybe even plus.

[trebb]

Such hatred... What, you couldn't get a VW diesel?

LOL! If I did have one, I would be delaying the "fix' for as long as possible to keep the performance up - despite the extra pollutants.

[trebb]

I hope that you stay the course with your PSAs. I believe them to be VERY effective. If folks give you any flack trebb, you know where to tell them to go! Great job!

I got the CLA250 (bottom end and only Front Wheel Drive they make. Started at $32K and I ended up paying $38K from a $41K sticker. Has the AMG sport package so it's really firm (even more so than most which are all firm for handling) and it sticks to the road like a cat on a curtain. Back seat isn't anything to brag about but I'm retired and will never have to worry about it. Fun to drive and a tad quicker than the Camry I traded in even though it has a 2 liter engine with 208 horsepower vs. the V-6 in the Camry that had 268 horsepower. Gets about 6-8 more MPG w/o giving up "oomph".

I love mine and can't wait for the next one when I decide to upgrade a tad.

[momincombatboots]

Ooooo AMG... If I had car posters my love would be any AMG.. A 1970 Dodge Charger or challenger TA... And something fun like a VW Thing... I know, one of these things are not like the other.. I also admire the C3 corvette.. Will wait out this economy and get something fun..
I saw some immaculate AMGs go for peanuts on Mecum... The powerful AMGs too.. Maybe next year.

[trebb]

Nice to know that you like sportiness - I'm 63 and probably won't outgrow my enjoyment of more power than I need and better handling characteristics than I'll ever use.

Good luck on acquiring your next "road toy"...