And I’m very familiar with one where I’d rather have autopilot: long freeway drives. Straight, smooth, low traffic, good conditions, ... human mind starts blanking out after hours of consistent boredom, especially at night. I’ll gladly take control around cities or poor conditions, but 6 straight hours of nothing overnight thru Virginia is seriously risky for one’s brain.
...and while you napping at 70 mph, here comes Jose in his POS Cadillac, drunk or high out his mind ...
No thanks.
I have a feeling the smart cars are programmed for heavily populated areas where mapping is quite accurate. And I can think of several snow scenarios that would be challenging to program or for the sensors to even realize. Our navigation system often wants to take us where there is no road, as we live in a very rural area.
But your Virginia driving, 6 hours of nothing. I’d be curious as to how the smart car would respond on an interstate, with a car on your left, a steep ravine on the right, and with a deer dashing out immediately in front of the car? (the correct reaction would be to brake and expect to hit the deer)
BTW, if you are talking Interstate 81, I’ve been there done that.