of an eventual movement to fully automated cars.
It may take 20-30 years and the integration of numberous technologies (this, GPS, megnetic lane trackers, voice recognition, AI), but eventually our cars will drive themselves. If successful, cost effective and statistically safer than us, they may be the only cars availble for sale. Highways, which do not allow non-motorized vehicles might only allow automated diriving systems.
Now, I love driving. Each new car I've bought is more performance oriented than the last. The problem is that 90% of the time, I'm in rush hour(s) traffic in Chicago. Chicago has a great public transportation system. But if you work outside of the city, you are left with little to no viable pub trans options other than driving a car. I would love it, LOVE I SAY! to be able to let the car drive my normal route on a daily basis with little to no involvement. Let me read, sleep, eat breakfast, whatever. Think of them as personal cabs that are cleaner and more cost effective over time.
But there are more than just selfish cool robot reasons to look forward to this. If you get enough of these cars on the road, they will actually reduce the amount of stop and go traffic. Why? Stop and Go is a result of the human ellement. People Over and Under reacting to circumstances. Get lots of cars playing by the same rules and you have smooth traffic at a steady pace. This results in faster commutes, better fuel usage and less polution.
Bring on the machines!!!!
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of an eventual movement to fully automated cars. It may take 20-30 years and the integration of numberous technologies (this, GPS, megnetic lane trackers, voice recognition, AI), but eventually our cars will drive themselves. If successful, cost effective and statistically safer than us, they may be the only cars availble for sale. Highways, which do not allow non-motorized vehicles might only allow automated diriving systems. Now, I love driving. Each new car I've bought is more performance oriented than the last. The problem is that 90% of the time, I'm in rush hour(s) traffic in Chicago. Chicago has a great public transportation system. But if you work outside of the city, you are left with little to no viable pub trans options other than driving a car. I would love it, LOVE I SAY! to be able to let the car drive my normal route on a daily basis with little to no involvement. Let me read, sleep, eat breakfast, whatever. Think of them as personal cabs that are cleaner and more cost effective over time. But there are more than just selfish cool robot reasons to look forward to this. If you get enough of these cars on the road, they will actually reduce the amount of stop and go traffic. Why? Stop and Go is a result of the human ellement. People Over and Under reacting to circumstances. Get lots of cars playing by the same rules and you have smooth traffic at a steady pace. This results in faster commutes, better fuel usage and less polution. Bring on the machines!!!!