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Gives new meaning to, “No thanks, I’m driving.”
Incubus got it EXACTLY right … I will forever RESIST autopilot
Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can’t help but ask myself how much I’ll let the fear
Take the wheel and steer
It’s driven me before
And it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal
But lately I am beginning to find
That I should be the one behind the wheel
Whatever tomorrow brings
I’ll be there with open arms and open eyes
Whatever tomorrow brings
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
So if I decide to waiver my chance
To be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine
And hold my own and drive?
It’s driven me before
And it seems to be the way that everyone else gets around
But lately I am beginning to find
That when I drive myself my light is found
So whatever tomorrow brings
I’ll be there with open arms and open eyes
Whatever tomorrow brings
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
Would you choose water over wine
And hold my own and drive?
Whatever tomorrow brings
I’ll be there with open arms and open eyes
Whatever tomorrow brings
I’ll be there, I’ll be there
You’ll have to pry my standard transmission vehicle with roll up windows and old fashioned locks from my cold dead hands.
I’ll continue to use my 25 year old classic to do the driving.
The proposition that leave the driving up to programmers isn’t going to sell well.
This is about as safe as the proposition, that Hillary’s hacked and scrubbed emails have no incriminating evidence.
I wouldn’t let Hillary drive me either as she hasn’t driven since 1996.
Bitch or ditch? NEITHER is the better choice!
Cheers
Hans Rupprecht, Commander in Chief
1st Saint Nicolaas Army
Army Group ‘True North’
Of course, there’s always the possibility of them being hacked or, worse, spammed.
Imagine getting into a self-driving vehicle and having it ask if it could get assistance to move currency from some dead potentate’s bank account by using yours…..
If it is that easy for almost anyone to control a car from a distance, then maybe ISIS will hire some hackers who will make your car crash into a target or a person – while you are in it.
This also highlights the guaranteed corruptibility of any electronic voting system, the least corruptible being paper and pencil.
I have a pretty vivid imagination but I simply cannot understand how ANYONE can actually think self driving vehicles on any surface but rails can be anything short of disaster.
Is is gadgetphilia? Excessive faith in technology that never fails never fails never fails …..
I keep wondering if it’s the first step in the move toward banning privately operated cars.
My vivid imagination is hearing soothing pol speak something like:
“If you want to keep your car you can keep your car. ”
I know that many millenials here in Vancouver seem to be proud non-owners of cars and sometimes I infer from their declarations that I’m a dionsaur schmuck.
If you want to be a passenger, this is interesting:
http://driving.ca/rolls-royce/auto-news/news/rolls-royce-unveils-its-vision-of-future-luxury
I’d rather drive myself. Even if it’s just my old pickup.
They’ll just load self-driving vehicles with explosives and voila! instant cruise missile.
Why the makers of technology never take into account Mohammadan behavior is a mystery./
Why do I have the image in my mind of an endless line of electric automobiles following each other off the rim of the Grand Canyon ? I doubt that any of the occupants will have even looked up from their iPhone-14’s
I am looking forward to this future.
Brilliant idea, government mandated control system.
Secured by a protocol;”Good Enough for Government”.
Personally I will stick to trusting my aging vision,reaction time and massive distrust of other drivers and when I can’t see or remember anything, I will buy a bigger truck.
Hopefully the up and coming self directed automobile will be built as safely as these “smart” cars.
Ha ! “… and when I can’t see or remember anything, I will buy a bigger truck”
I have threatened to buy a giant steel flatbed truck and make big sweeping turns in it till I’ve opened-up all the surrounding cars like tuna fish cans ! Insurance rates have held me back.
Call the location – Grill Smashed In BMW Jump.
(no offense in particular to BMW)
Thanks for the link, Kate! ~:D
You know those science fiction stories where time and space gets screwed up and things start crashing and going awry; it’s closer than you think.
The ’68 bug restoration project in the garage looks more urgent each day. Of course the ‘auto-pilot’ vehicles will first be a curiosity, then a usual occurrence as gov. ramps up ‘auto-pilot road standards’ to accelerate adoption and finally a mandate with all not auto pilot vehicles confiscated and sent to the crusher.