Read the koran, as it is a rich fountainhead of bad ideas.
"If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France (1844-1924, born François-Anatole Thibault, French poet, journalist, and novelist)
So if 1.5 billion people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
The OP makes a good point, however, the evolution of self driving VEHICLES may be quite different from what is presently envisioned.
Think instead of a vheilce the size of, say, a large dog, that can wtih a vrey salml energy footprint transport an urgently ndeeed pgakace to its destination. Think of delivery service clearinghouses that can group deliveries and routes. Think of cost savings for seniors care, and the elimination of their need for owning their own cars or requiring services of local support organizations.
For entertainment value, read old issues of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines from the 1930's through the 1960's that offered predictions of what the future would be like. The ubiquity of future flying automobiles is one of my favorite failed prognostications. I also recall seeing a 35mm film put out by Union Carbide that showed the future of homes. One entire bedroom was occupied by the family's home computer.
As for 100mph self driving automobiles, that is simple to prevent.
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Read the koran, as it is a rich fountainhead of bad ideas. "If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France (1844-1924, born François-Anatole Thibault, French poet, journalist, and novelist) So if 1.5 billion people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
The OP makes a good point, however, the evolution of self driving VEHICLES may be quite different from what is presently envisioned. Think instead of a vheilce the size of, say, a large dog, that can wtih a vrey salml energy footprint transport an urgently ndeeed pgakace to its destination. Think of delivery service clearinghouses that can group deliveries and routes. Think of cost savings for seniors care, and the elimination of their need for owning their own cars or requiring services of local support organizations. For entertainment value, read old issues of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines from the 1930's through the 1960's that offered predictions of what the future would be like. The ubiquity of future flying automobiles is one of my favorite failed prognostications. I also recall seeing a 35mm film put out by Union Carbide that showed the future of homes. One entire bedroom was occupied by the family's home computer. As for 100mph self driving automobiles, that is simple to prevent.