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When Cars Go Driverless, What Happens To the Honking?

Posted by timothy on from the beeping-insane dept.

blastboy writes "The potential upside to getting rid of drivers: 'Today car horns are still a leading source of noise pollution in urban centers. India's honking problem is so severe that the response to it—from both activists and government officials—mirrors the response to an actual epidemic. Officials in Peru, meanwhile, began treating honking like a serious crime in 2009, threatening to confiscate the cars of people who honk when they shouldn't.'"

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  1. I imagine it will stay by wisnoskij · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I imagine that driverless cars will honk quite frequently, just to be on the safe side. They will be able to communicate silently to other car 2.0s but the old style drivers and the pedestrians will need warnings that there is a car that they might not be aware of.

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  2. There is no need to honk. Ever. by Shompol · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Although I can imagine that driving in NYC is not a bad as India, the traffic gets pretty busy here. My driving algorithm is as follows:
    1. Aways yeld to idiots and jackasses.
    2. Maneuver to avoid accidents, honking does not help much.

    Very seldom, if someone fell asleep at the traffick light, I give it a very short blip.

    If all horns were uninstalled tomorrow we would not loose much. Now let's discuss sirens and light pollution.

  3. Dumbest headline question ever by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Insightful

    When Cars Go Driverless, What Happens To the Honking?

    It Will Stop.

    Next?

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