Posted on 03/18/2015 12:40:24 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The days of humans driving their own cars are numbered, according to Elon Musk.
The reason, he said, is advances in sensor and software technology will eventually make cars' onboard computers safer and better drivers than humans wielding "two-ton death machines." The Tesla CEO shared his thoughts on the future of self-driving vehicles during the keynote presentation at NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, where he appeared onstage with NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang.
"In the distant future," he said, "They may outlaw driven cars because they're too dangerous."
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Guess I could cancel my car insurance.
I’m of a mind to heap all manner of scorn on such “futurists”, yes.
Mr. Musk doesnt appear to have thought this “future” through too terribly well does he>
Im thinking Musk has been smoking too much loco weed to notice the down side of this pipedream of his...
ahahaha
Thanks!
Amen!
what are these Utopian Wunderkind going to do with those of us...who refuse to give up our vintage Gasoline Powered Non DRONE vehicles?
I sense that there’s Government Money at the end of his “train of thought” somewhere.
Electric Cars ..like solar power wouldnt survive without a regular infusion of good old Taxpayer Dollars
As I understand Autonomy...it’s a rather Personal thing...and thus I doubt that Mr Musk has a real clue as to what he’s talking about
sort of like interstellar travel??
that sort of scenario crossed my mind.
the Programmers and systems administrators behind these “autonomous” vehicles..may not care for my postings In Free Republic thus I think should such “progress” emerge I will ride a bicycle.
“polypragmatons”
now theres a great name for “progressives”
"Welcome aboard your new 2021 ObamaKar.
Your trip today will take you from New York to Florida in only 5 hours.You are instructed to fasten your safety apparatus as we accelerate to over 200 miles an hour.
We are now at cruising speed so please relax and enjoy your carefree trip.
Nothing can go wro.....
Can go wro.....
Can go wro
Go wro.....
Go wro.....
Wro.....
Wro.....
....."
That’s the least of the problems at the moment.
A lawyers orgy.
Who’s liable for that burning tangle of carnage on the e-way?
Car company, electronics companies, programming companies, cable making companies, sensor companies...
“futurist” dreamers have an odd way of narrowing their focus to eliminate such “minor” issues?
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