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Autonomous Vehicles Won't Give Us Any More Free Time, Says Study (dailymail.co.uk)
An anonymous reader writes: People hoping that the driverless cars of the future will give them more free time while travelling may be in for a disappointment. Increased productivity is one of the expected benefits of self-driving cars, but a new study claims that they will have little impact. The study showed that nearly 36 percent of Americans say they would be so apprehensive using a driverless vehicle that they would only watch the road. Meanwhile, UK drivers were even more cautious at 44 per cent. "Currently, in the US, the average occupant of a light-duty vehicle spends about an hour a day traveling -- time that could potentially be put to more productive use," said Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. "Indeed, increased productivity is one of the expected benefits of self-driving vehicles."
I get car sick. I can't read porn or do anything else besides watch the road. But, the safety features have gotten incredible. Collision avoidance. I was so high one day, I didn't even notice the car in front of me stopping. My truck (2016 highlander) mad an alarming sound and slammed on the brakes. My girlfriends head arose quickly from my lap. The tech really did prevent and accident. When I was younger, I had excellent reflexes when driving. Now in my 80's, my cocaine fueled exploits almost always end in disaster. Hell, it even prevented me from running down that hooker that wanted 'extra' to work with my eractile dysfunction.
Two points here:
- I'll never change
- the tech for autonomous driving with keep enhancing the safety features and make them main stream
- this third point is like my third ball. A secret and pointless
Now in my 80's, my cocaine fueled exploits almost always end in disaster.
McAfee, is that you!?