High-tech Cars Replacing Driver Skill?

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 11, 2006 @08:33PM from the assisted-parking dept.

Nick writes "What happens when you take a bunch of average drivers, put them in a car with no high-tech systems like anti-lock brakes and traction control, and ask them to drive on a safety test track? 360-degree spins, of course. And not only do today's drivers need ABS and traction control to keep their cars under control, it also turns out most drivers can't even name the high tech safety systems that are continually saving their butts. And to make matters worse, carmakers plan to install automatic radar-based blind-spot checkers so motorists can avoid looking over their shoulders while changing lanes. Even geeks find some of these technologies scary, including Wired's Bruce Gain, who drove Mercedes' S-Class with automatic braking."

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Re:Some work in this area by Troed · 2006-01-11 21:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Moderators - Samir Gupta is a known troll. Nothing in the parent post is correct - "Power Glove" is the giveaway. Moderate down (I can't - I'm one of those who never gets mod points anymore)

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Re:automatic breaking? by RickPartin · 2006-01-11 22:45 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Damn it you beat me to the mildly funny AIDs joke.
Re:Fear by Goaway · 2006-01-12 00:06 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This is Slashdot. It's practically Luddite Central. "Must be new here" and all that.