Because they don't get drunk, get tired, talk on the phone, etc. They pay attention 100% of the time, and can see 360 degrees at once, and they can see at night. They won't get road rage. They will also follow every rule of the road, to the letter, 100% of the time.

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Also think about what will happen when the automated system fails and we are stuck with people with little to no experience driving bc they are so reliant on the automation?

These would have to be so common for so long before the average person wouldn't be able to drive, that by then the system will be fail-proof. There will be so much redundancy and fallbacks that it would take an apocalyptic scenario for it to completely fail, in which case learning how to drive a car will be the least of our problems.

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Posted by colorchangintiger

Dan Carlin

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Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:51 pm to Korkstand

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Korkstand

Thanks for bringing some sanity.

Things like this won't happen if we have automated driving vehciles.

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Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 4/28/14 at 1:59 pm to Korkstand

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Because they don't get drunk, get tired, talk on the phone, etc. They pay attention 100% of the time, and can see 360 degrees at once, and they can see at night. They won't get road rage. They will also follow every rule of the road, to the letter, 100% of the time.

I would think that once most cars are automated it'd probably look frightening from afar (or the back seat). The scariest ride of my life was a cab ride from the airport in New York. The cabbie was zigging and zagging through traffic with a precision that was frightening in real time, but impressive when I arrived at my destination fully intact. With the improved precision and reaction time computers would offer, they could easily drive "worse" than the New York cabbie if we allow them to.

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