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The Future of the Car

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-about-rockets dept.

Gandul writes "Radar, lasers, wireless radio networks and other embedded tech will enable our cars to sense faraway traffic and stop accidents before they happen. But who will be in the driver's seat?"

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  1. Duh? by cbrocious · · Score: 5, Funny

    But who will be in the driver's seat?

    Whoever's driving the car, duh.

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    1. Re:Duh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Except in England and Japan. Over there, the passenger sits in the driver's seat.

    2. Re:Duh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      our kids

      You'd have to get laid first. Since you're posting on slashdot on a friday night, I'd say this is pretty much a non-issue.

      PS: I am posting this while making love to many beautiful European ladies and reading up on the next absurdly elaborate and expensive sports car I'll be buying. Since the probability of one person as awesome as myself reading slashdot is as close to zero as possible, it's safe to assume that you are my inferior, and therefore fair game for my petty jabs.

    3. Re:Duh? by wattersa · · Score: 4, Funny

      > Except in England and Japan. Over there, the passenger sits in the driver's seat.

      Intelligence shows that in an unspecified Eastern European country, the car rides on the driver. Reports that this unnamed country is Soviet Russia are unconfirmed. Details at 11.

  2. drivers seat by convolvatron · · Score: 4, Funny

    my genetically engineered chauffeur-lemur

    duh

  3. Re:Flamebait? wtf? by borg · · Score: 5, Funny

    uh, excuse me sir.

    but wouldn't a driver who drove wrecklessly not be in an accident?

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