[hanamizu]

Did you have to change your pants (after the unexpected controls from the car)?

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No, but I was afraid for a bit that there was either something wrong with the steering geometry of our brand-new car or we had a low tire/flat. I had no idea that adaptive cruise control will actually stop the car and then start going again when the car in front starts moving.

Because of my advanced age, I don’t trust the car to do these things for me but the lane-assist and adaptive cruise control are nice to have. I’d say they’re 80% of the way to having self-driving cars, but the last 20% will be tough.

I now sub at the junior high I retired from and I look at the kids who are getting ready to get their driver’s licenses and wonder if their kids will ever learn to drive. I had a great uncle who when young delivered candy to stores with a horse-drawn cart. He knew how to drive a horse. I’d have no idea. Time flies.

[Bikkuri]

The insane speed at technological advances is too hard to believe, and I agree with you about the abilities of the cars (and not trusting them).

I can also see/imagine people getting lazy with all of the ‘back-up’ driving and easily fall asleep at the wrong time.