The car is a two-edged sword. Yes it helped give us independence and freedom, but freedom to do both good and bad.
It's great for left-leaning libertarians, but a mixed bag for conservatives. As waves of immigrants with different values than us wash up upon our shores, the choices they make with their freedom and independence will ultimately lead to less freedom and independence.
At some point in the future, if and when autonomous cars become a thing, regular cars will be banned from the main arteries for safety's sake and cars will just become an extension of the mass transit system. Speak your destination into the mic and the system will get you to your destination... if your social credit score is sufficient.
Nearly everything has a duality to it...I often use the example of a claw hammer, which may be used to build a beautiful house, or may be used to smash in the head of another human being.
I think a great deal about autonomous cars. I have always loved the concept, and it could be done today by networking cars together, etc. But they could never have autonomous cars on the same road with people-driven cars.
Never.
Plus, as I have seen over the years, giving humans the ability to track others and by extension control their movements, is an abhorrent idea because abuse and restrictions of liberty are inevitable.
Inevitable. Autonomous cars will be fine if I am 89 and can no longer drive on my own, or if I am 75 (or 25) and intoxicated, but...I doubt that, while those positive things will be the selling points, that they will be the reasons the Leftists want things like autonomous vehicles.
They want them for one reason, and one reason only: Control over others.
Which is why the shine for autonomous vehicles is off for me.