As a car enthusiast, I have mixed opinions about this news. It's really hard not to see all of the benefits this will bring. In the video, a blind man is "driving" a car. Without this technology, that would be unheard of. Having computerized cars on the road would eliminate accidents, reduce insurance costs, eliminate traffic. However, I'll be sad to leave behind the days of shifting through gears manually, and blasting off from every stoplight.
Do you think that once self-driving cars have widespread availability, humans will be barred from driving cars themselves?
Very interesting post, Billy. Its very exciting to see such great progress being made in the automobile industry. Yes, I think humans will be barred from driving cars themselves if these self driving cars really are as safe and reliable as they seem to be. There are way too many accidents happening everyday with humans driving cars, and to think that we will eventually be able to eliminate all accidents is awesome. My only concern is the price for these cars...I would think they would be pretty expensive which would be a big deterrent.
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