Hmm. We're at polar opposites on this. I don't see how driverless cars could fail to be a panacea. You say they won't alleviate our commuting headache. Somewhere down the line, why on earth not? The article gives a handful of valid reasons why they easily could, and speaking from personal experience I could add a few more. More time, pure and simple. You keep saying that driverless cars will compound the evil that cars apparently already are. I don't get why. As far as the stats go, even if you assumed they were wildly optimistic and cut them in half, you'd still be talking the most significant change in transportation since the highway system was built.I mean really, what kind of amazing lifestyle advancement do you think would be achieved by you being able to still sit down and buckle up,*still* enter the on ramp, and still stop for pedestrians, but all without having to magically pay attention to any of it?
Not to digress, but that reminds me of a funny David Cross bit about electric scissors. Question: Do you drive often? Do you spend a lot of time in traffic where you live?More time, pure and simple.
You keep saying that driverless cars will compound the evil that cars apparently already are. I don't get why.
According to Bill Ford, driverless cars are the answer but then, I think he may be just a bit biased. Still, it's an interesting TED talk.
So he says "I'm driving on 94 and my car alerts me that there is traffic ahead and starts calculating a different route." Of course if all the cars were talking to each other, this would never happen because they wouldn't create the traffic in the first place.