More to the point, what makes you think that computer-controlled cars will be safer? Granted, they might be safer in some situations, but they will not work in other. I can counter that with the proposition that when you have to switch between auto- and manual controls, it will create more risk than all-manual control. It is different than planes, where you have highly skilled pilots. The chances are that when the computer tells the person to assume control of the vehicle it would take quite a while before that person will be in full control of the vehicle and cognizant what is going on around him or her on the road - a very dangerous situation indeed.
Wojtek
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Somebody Somebody
<philos_case at yahoo.com> wrote:
> The issue of drunk driving may become mute in any case. Nevada has just issued the first license to Google for a self-driving car. The major car makers have self-driving prototypes as well. The technology seems remarkably mature already - given another few years it should be safe for widespread use. And there's every reason to believe it would dramatically cut down accident injuries and fatalities. Unfortunately, any fatalities caused by autonomous vehicles will take on a dramatic cast far greater than the hum-drum 30,000 - 40,000 auto deaths every year.
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