Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Worth a read: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3831600/Driverless-vehicle-tested-UK-streets-time.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_R Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Interesting article but what surprised me the most was the Daily Mail didn't say if I would catch or cure cancer by using one of these driverless pods 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve (sdh2903) Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I really do struggle to see the point in driverless cars. All the money being spent around the world on its research could be put to much better use. Either at home or at work working on the latest passenger aircraft I don't have a day where some item of technology or IT doesn't have a glitch or a slowdown or needs a reset. Maybe the money should be spent on improving driver standards which in turn would achieve the same goal as the pods, safer roads. It'd be really annoying breaking down on the way to work because Google is having a meltdown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon-nv Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Saw something similar in the local paper Reassuring to know that they're sticking to the footpaths for the testing, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPeffers Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Could driverless cars be about control of the individual? Every route, speed and destination logged by a central computer. Might make roads safer and very likely crime solving easier. No fun being driven by a computer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Turner - Black Country AO Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 They remind me of the Johnny Cabs in Total Recall. I guess the next thing will be hacking into the software to make the vehicle go faster and corner harder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamperMan Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 what about the insurance. Who's in charge who's fault. Could I have 4 beers and not drive one home. Would I need a car licence. I don't like being a passenger at the best of times let alone with no one driving. Why not take a taxi.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon-nv Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I get the feeling that they'll have a fairly limited range to begin with. They'll probably just ferry people from the train station up to the main shopping area, which is basically a straight run up the Boulevard. It'd have been nice to have seen a tram instead, if that turns out to be the limit of their role, but I guess they might be a test-bed for more ambitious uses later on. The novelty will also prove to be a bit of a tourist attraction, no doubt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 What's the parts supply like? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Faulkner Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Its the moral issue that will be the problem. How does and automated vehicle decide what to do if a lorry is coming straight at you, does it, A- go straight on and kill you or B- go on the pavement and kill a pedestrian. Who's insurance would pay, yours or the manufacturer of the car. But on a lighter note its good to se that WF are putting all there efforts into the parts department. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dombanks Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I can't wait for the day that we have a car that I can flick into auto and then let it drive me. I swear half the time I'm speeding it's because I'm bored and just want out if the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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