California okays the concept of driverless, autonomous cars, subject to regulations to be written. Which is fairly darned cool, if you ask me.
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Self-Driving Cars Approved by California Legislature
The California state legislature just approved a bill paving the way for driverless cars to be allowed on Golden State freeways.
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While it does sound cool, there's no way in hell you'd get me in one of those. It also sounds like lawsuit city.
In principle a robot driver could be much more reliable than I am.
I’d like it a lot more in, say, Utah.
I have family and family of friends in California. They drive. Think, “Microsoft.”
And, WOW, reCAPTCHA is messed up recently. Six attempts to find a readable one. So far.
While I think the concept is very cool, I won’t even use Cruise Control because I need to be in control myself.
It would sign up as soon as I can afford one and if I'm shopping for a car. Why the hell do I need to drive? Its a pointless activity that provides no value to me and is dangerous. I would rather spend the time working, reading, or on the phone.
I am SO looking forward to the day when I can afford a car that can drive itself. I want to get in the car and take a nap, and wake up at my destination. That technology will totally transform the trucking industry when it gets reliable enough for their use.