Why is this modded as interesting? This is hardly a valid fear.
Because of the liability involved with the criminality of an act like drunk driving, if legislators don't adjudicate whose at fault in driverless cars, the supreme court will. Legislatures want those lobbying dollars to flow in before the court makes the decision for them. Once the liability gets pinned on car manufacturers, good luck pinning it back on the occupants.
What kind of fearful hell do you live in where you're always thinking of the extreme eventuality? One thing isn't always a step to the extreme you point out. Yes, it's a possibility in the future, but this isn't the step that takes us there. Do you have a cell phone? Then the government can send you emergency alerts already and last I checked, almost everyone is obsessed with keeping their cell phone always on. A giant visual cue from a TV has benefits to people that may not otherwise hear a cell phone emergency alert. If you're worried about abuse, I haven't seen any questionable emergency alerts here in Chicago. How about your neck of the nation?
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Why is this modded as interesting? This is hardly a valid fear. Because of the liability involved with the criminality of an act like drunk driving, if legislators don't adjudicate whose at fault in driverless cars, the supreme court will. Legislatures want those lobbying dollars to flow in before the court makes the decision for them. Once the liability gets pinned on car manufacturers, good luck pinning it back on the occupants.
What kind of fearful hell do you live in where you're always thinking of the extreme eventuality? One thing isn't always a step to the extreme you point out. Yes, it's a possibility in the future, but this isn't the step that takes us there. Do you have a cell phone? Then the government can send you emergency alerts already and last I checked, almost everyone is obsessed with keeping their cell phone always on. A giant visual cue from a TV has benefits to people that may not otherwise hear a cell phone emergency alert. If you're worried about abuse, I haven't seen any questionable emergency alerts here in Chicago. How about your neck of the nation?