Look you take the metro rail in DC and they have a human in the front car, why? If that cant be automated then what can?
“Maybe in the next 50 years this might be practical for a very few applications. Maybe semi’s on the interstate might have a GPS auto pilot mode. City buses might have auto pilot. Those silly buses at airports might have auto pilot.”
2017 Cadillacs will drive on the freeway with no hands or feet controlling the car...
Self driving cars are very possible with no central control, and will be a blessing in terms of both safety and productivity. As with many other things, it’s up to all of us to make sure that they’re not state-controlled...
“Look you take the metro rail in DC and they have a human in the front car, why? If that cant be automated then what can?”
First of all, those were designed many years ago. Second, unions.
Multiple car makers are predicting they’ll be shipping self driving cars by 2020. This isn’t 50 years, and it isn’t a few applications. Driving is joining manufacturing as something that will no longer be done by people.
The metro rail in DC has a driver because they have a union.