>>General Motors favors a regulatory approach requiring autonomous vehicles to be equipped with steering wheels and brake pedals.
And tampon dispensers.
We are within ten years of self-driving cars being the trend. I think within twenty years....almost no kid will be taking driver’s ed and that less than one-half of twenty-year-olds will have a license.
There will always be drivers until we get rid of lawyers ...
Doesn’t matter to me, I will never buy another GM again.
Oh, I don’t know. I’d take a straight-drive over an autonomous any day.
I'd like to know what he is basing that claim on... An independent list/assessment I read says GMs plans for an autonomous vehicle in 2020 (if the behemoth can stay on schedule) places them around 5th.
Personally, I like to drive. Last week I did a 1700 mi round trip as sole driver, without even bothering to put on cruise control. I'm not 100% convinced autonomous or assisted driving (eg. Tesla) is a good idea. Sure, it helps take the tedium out. Yes it can act like a safety net, recognizing drowsy drivers, helping avoid accidents, etc. But human nature being what it is, I think many people would start to rely on the tech to bail them out. They'd get even more impaired by drugs/alcohol, more distracted by phones, push harder while more sleepy... This will only be a net benefit if the tech capabilities can outpace the human weakness/stupidity. A tall order.
can’t let the market decide, plus we invested all that money in horse and carriages that will be obsoleted otherwise....it’s our competitive advantage.
the last sentence has doomed this project to failure.
IOW between the lines: Wheel and brake? what about acceleration?
It this a car with automation or an automated only car with no driver preferred. If government motors is still in this quota based board then it is government motors controls all. IOW the project is doomed to inevitable failure.
If it has driver controls it’s not autonomous.
Will these damned things be able to drive off road? Will they be able to park next to Aunt Tillie’s red station wagon and behind Uncle George’s truck? Will they come to a halt when the GPS system goes down?
Will they refuse to work during a snowstorm? Will they distinguish a newspaper blowing in the wind from a dog running across the street? Will they distinguish a frozen lake from an asphalt surface?
If the driver has to be ready to take over anytime the system turns it over to him, it’s not autonomous, and it’s not “self-driving.”
So many questions about this: will it be able to safely drive on unmarked country roads? gravel roads? what about roads with water ponding on it? snow and ice covered roads? I guess I might use them when I am forced to because I am too old to drive, but until then - nope, not for me.
My 1968 Ford XL convertible with a manual transmission will be just fine for me until I can’t drive anymore.