I'm a strong advocate of automated driving. I think it will be a boon to the economy in many ways. Mostly in the elimination of jobs and tasks that add no true value or wealth to the economy.
Imagine:
Autonomous Vehicles driving on rural roads/highways during whiteout winter conditions will be problematic.
Who gets sued? Dumb, dumb question. A low information voter wrote the article.
Same as it is now, the Deep Pockets.
The one downside I see about automated cars is that at some point when the vast majority of cars are being automatically driven, the government may come in and make it illegal to drive manually. Those folks who still get a thrill out of driving their own cars might be shunted onto controlled tracks or poorly maintained side streets.
I disagree with the premise that the robot is automatically a better driver than I am. For instance, I slow down below the limit when I see kids more that a block away. I pay much less attention if the people are adults. I also prepare for evasive action at certain intersections just by reputation.
I think the really crazy stuff is going to occur when most cars are automated. The human drivers may begin to expect rational behavior and encountering another human driver may surprise them.
Everybody looks for an easy and consistent answer to "who pays," but the fact of the matter is, it's up to the jury to decide if the manufacturer is at fault.
I can picture people entering driverless cars that are WAY out of repair, or that have been tinkered with, or gone out in weather conditions that aren't safe (hurricane, tornado).
At the same time, the expectation of a person (and the jury) who does follow the manufacturer's instructions will expect the car to perform safely.
Pedestrians have the same risk, more or less, that they have today, except they'll sue the vehicle manufacturer instead of the driver.
Hopefully, remotely responsible for such a bad idea.
One of the key issues is to make sure that the winners compensate the losers.
Oh, so there won’t BE winners, just median producer/consumers?
Liberals. Feh.
Well, first we have to find the car by using satellite pings.........
I despise the entire idea.
How do you get to your destination in a robotic car when you have no specific destination. Say for example when you’re out sightseeing, or looking through neighborhoods looking for a new house, or you want to go tootle around a new shopping center.
Sue Google for inventing such a stupid thing!
Well, from watching the commercials, it’s the asbestos companies or the drug companies or whoever makes those steel knees.
Firestone, for the jackasses who don’t put air in their tires and expected Google to do it for them.