Driver less cars

[tyrguy]

I know that there is a lot of buzz about fully autonomous cars sometime in the near future. Personally, I don't see it happening. There is a great article in the July Car and Driver magazine that agrees with me. It's titled "How we see it: Autonomy". It talks about the 6 stages of autonomy [we are in the third stage] with the last stage being "complete absence of driver involvement". Their point is "unless every object in the streetscape if fully automated, nothing can be". It goes on the say "the unfettered movement of fully automated cars among free agents will require a system that contains some element of risk, and risk is antithetical to automation".

But that aside, think of the implications if full autonomy is achieved. I'm talking no pedals, no steering wheel. A customer could send the car to the shop by itself. Also, they would have to have some kind of wireless leash so you could guide the car into your bay. Crazy stuff.....

 

http://en.motorwebs.net/motor/how-we-see-it-autonomy-and-self-driving-cars

Edited September 15, 2016 by tyrguy

[Alan_Beshore]

I'm of the opinion that fully autonomous will never happen. We presently.have air planes that can fly on auto pilot but there's still a flight crew. I just don't see it.

[Truett]

I can see the lawyers salivating now. Sue Sue Sue. I agree with Alan, do not believe it will ever happen.

[mmotley]

I completely think it will happen. I also think it will hugely impact our industry and how we operate. Will be interesting to see