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Originally Posted by Cole
... plus I can sleep, watch YouTube or do whatever the fuck else I feel like doing while I drive around.
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And how is that any different from the groups of morons on the road today.
Don't get me wrong. I can't wait either, it's just going to take a loooooong time. I wouldn't doubt the guesses of 2050 being 20 years to soon.
Networked trains of cars going high speed in close proximity sounds great but there's just too many "manual" cars in the wild for that to happen within 30 years of autonomous cars being mainstream. Could you imagine the public backlash when millions of people are told that they have to replace their old ratty "manual" car with a new autonomous car to still be allowed on the road. Now think about the segment of the population that would have old "manual" cars, could they afford a new car?
I'm in my mid 30's. I don't expect to see it in my lifetime but I'd be happy if I was wrong.