A mine truck that runs the same path and not having to negotiate more complex traffic scenarios, then throw into the mix the idoits driving the non-autonomys vehicles are two completely different things.
The implications he are huge. Lets just take for example accidents
Who’s at fault?
Will the operator of any regular vehicle always be considered at fault merely because technology lacks inherent human error a real driver can have?
If there is an accident where the driverless car is at fault, who do you sue?
i feel this move towards driverless cars involves a much more sinister agenda than getting a permanent chauffer you won’t have to pay.
This is yet another attempt at more government surveillance and control. Control of your whereabouts. Control over your mileage and the ability to tax those miles. The ability of law enforcement to remotely shutdown your vehicle at. their whim.
I didn’t say it will be easy or perfect.
But it’s going to happen - and yes it will happen because it gives govt control.
The progressives would rather put us in public transportation but we’re a defiant bunch. This will be another path.
There’s nothing sinister in it, it’s just the normal evolution of technology. People have been trying to make self driving cars for decades. When the first self parking car hit we knew it was any day now. It’s surveillance or control, especially since NONE of the current example involve any kind of government action at all, it’s GPS driven no checking into some central anything.
But it’s going to be really really rough for the government to figure out. Do we need a drivers license to let the car drive? If not what’s the age limit? What about drunk riding?